Mexico Will Be Self-Sufficient in White Corn in 2025
With more than 20 million tons produced in the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) confirmed yesterday that Mexico will achieve self-sufficiency in white corn by 2025, amid high production both nationally and internationally.
In a statement, the agency stated that Sinaloa is estimated to produce 2.2 million tons, with harvesting progress of 85 percent across the 214,750 hectares planted in the state, with an average yield of 10.28 tons per hectare.
The Ministry noted that the initial projections from the National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture, and Livestock Research were 10.5 tons per hectare for the state.
Added to this figure are the 18.5 million tons produced during the 2024 spring-summer season in the rest of the country. With this, he indicated that a national availability of more than 20 million tons of white corn is estimated, ensuring the supply of the staple grain for domestic consumption.
At the international level, Sader noted that the United States Department of Agriculture projects that global corn production for the 2025-2026 commercial cycle will reach 1,265.9 million tons, an increase of 3.9 percent compared to the previous cycle.
Global Inventories
The Ministry stated that the United States leads the list of producers with 401.8 million tons, followed by Brazil with 131 million, and Argentina with 53 million; noting that global inventories accumulated from previous cycles total 275.2 million tons, which will tend to exert downward pressure on international grain prices.
Given this situation, the Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the supply of basic products for Mexican families, as part of the program to strengthen food sovereignty and self-sufficiency, as part of Plan Mexico.
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