Council Staff, Leadership Present Grain Quality Data To Mexican Customers

This week, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) met with industry leaders, producer associations and grain procurers in Mexico to share the results of the 2024/2025 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report and 2024/2025 Sorghum Harvest Quality Report.

USGC Chairwoman Verity Ulibarri, USGC Manager of Global Trade Jace Hefner and USGC Senior Marketing Specialist Javier Chávez traveled to Monterrey and Torreón to share insight on opportunities for U.S. sorghum applications in the Mexican market and cultivate relationships with previous and potential customers.

Mexico is the top export market for U.S. corn and a historically significant market for U.S. sorghum. Relaying the importance of the U.S. trade relationship with Mexico to end users and providing insight into global market dynamics is critical to demonstrating the U.S. agricultural community’s commitment to maintaining a positive relationship with a key trade ally.

“As a family operated farm owner navigating uncertainties, the receptiveness of our Mexican trading partners was encouraging. Our conversations demonstrated a revived interest in U.S. sorghum as a high-quality feedstock beneficial to both the U.S. producer and Mexican end user. This mission instilled confidence in me that U.S. sorghum has a home in the Mexican market,” Ulibarri said.

Leading purchasers of feed grains and prominent poultry, swine and cattle producers responded strongly to the Council’s messaging of quality, consistency and reliability when considering imports of U.S. agricultural products.

“Mexican customers rely on the Council’s transparency to make informed purchasing decisions,” Chávez said. “Continuing this dialogue strengthens our trading relationship to benefit our partners on both sides of the border.”

Learn more about the Council’s work in Mexico here.