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Where does Mexico get its corn (maize)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Mexico imported $1.8 billion of corn (maize) (7.8 million tonnes), 4.1% of the world total. The United States sold 99% of the total, followed by Brazil (0.5%) and Chile (0.1%). Mexico was the world’s 7th-largest importer of corn (maize).

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
7.8million tonnes
Share of world total
4.1%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 15 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.8Tonnes: 7,782,414USD per tonne: $23399.4%Sea
Brazil0.01Tonnes: 33,000USD per tonne: $2910.52%Sea
Chile< 0.01Tonnes: 354USD per tonne: $4,1420.08%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 172USD per tonne: $2,2060.02%Sea
Argentina< 0.01Tonnes: 565USD per tonne: $5650.02%Sea
Guatemala< 0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $3,1780%Land
France< 0.01Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $2,2850%Sea
Tanzania< 0.01Tonnes: 100USD per tonne: $2330%Sea
Peru< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $13,9340%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 28USD per tonne: $4250%Sea
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $10,7290%Sea
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,2100%Sea
Belize< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $3030%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $9710%Sea
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $19,5000%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 1.8
  • Brazil 0.01
  • Chile < 0.01
  • Thailand < 0.01
  • Argentina < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.381.8
Brazil< 0.010.01
Chile< 0.01< 0.01
Thailand0< 0.01
Argentina< 0.01< 0.01

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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