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The following is part of a series of reports prepared by the Agricultural Trade Offices (ATOs) in Monterrey and Mexico City, to provide background on local and regional markets of interest for current and prospective exporters of U.S. agriculture, food and beverage products.

The outlook for Mexican grain production in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 is higher year-on-year for corn, rice, and sorghum based on higher-than-average precipitation and a gradual recovery from exceptional drought conditions.

In 2025, high domestic meat demand and lower prices of animal feed for both cattle and swine are expected to drive up overall cattle, beef, pig crop, and pork production. Despite relatively high inflation levels for food products, beef consumption is expected to grow as consumers shift purchases to more affordable meat cuts.

Post forecasts production for marketing year (MY) 2024/25 at 0.85 million 480-lb bales, a similar level as in MY 2023/24. The planting area is expected to decrease due to farmers switching to more profitable crops. Constraints on planted area and yield include limited seed technology, high input costs, extreme temperatures, and drought.

Mexico is the sixth largest poultry producer and fifth largest consumer globally. In 2025 production is forecast to grow as higher private investments in poultry sector and improved feed prices are expected to boost industry-wide productivity.

On October 20, 2017, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (Diario Oficial de la Federación)....

Mexico continues to support expansion of the dairy sector through government programs, private sector commitments, improved genetics and technology.

Post contacts confirmed recent press reports that Mexico has reached agreement on a phytosanitary protocol to import wheat from Argentina, and that one trial shipment is scheduled for later this year.

Infographic showing the growth of U.S. pork exports which topped $5.7 billion in 2016.

On October 9, 2017, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) posted on its website a draft regulation (known in Mexico as a NOM)....

On October 13, 2017, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Official Gazette) two announcements containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported....

Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2017/18 is forecast to be at 6.4 million metric tons rawvalue (MMT-RV).