Corn production in Mexico to increase to 25 mln tons in MY 2025/26

will increase by 100,000 hectares to 6.6 million hectares, and yields will increase from 3.6 to 3.79 tons per hectare. The increase is due to above-average rainfall that replenished reservoirs in the state of Sinaloa ahead of the fall-winter cycle, although the spring-summer corn crop suffered from a rain deficit and soil moisture is estimated to be sufficient. Despite the projected increase in corn harvest, imports will not decrease due to strong demand from the feed sector. In the MY 2025/26, corn use for feed and other needs will increase to 28.3 million tons from 26.9 million the previous year, which will raise total consumption to 49.8 million tons. The total corn distribution in Mexico will increase by almost 1.78 million tons to 55.76 million, and the balance at the end of the season will reach 5.93 million tons compared to 5.76 million in the MY 2024/25. As for wheat, its production will fall to 1.75 million tons from 2.65 million last year due to drought, low ...