Mexico Market for Grain Sorghum

Mexico Market for Grain Sorghum

High demand for sorghum production has proven to be a positive phenomenon for Mexico. Mexico purchases around 78 million bushels of sorghum from the United States each year, usually in the Rio Grande Valley area. The manager of International Operations for the U.S. Grains Council, Kevin Roepke stated, “Mexico is the predominant price driver for U.S. sorghum.” He went on to say, “In any given year, Mexico alone accounts for roughly 25 percent to 30 percent of U.S. sorghum exports.”

This climatic state of affairs in the U.S. will help strengthen the trade relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. The trade of grain sorghum is primarily found in U.S. exports to Mexico. Mexican grain markets have maintained a consistent demand for the sorghum crop from the U.S. because of their reliance on the crop to feed livestock. John Miller from Southwest Ag Consulting explained, “The demand for sorghum by Mexico should increase given that the U.S. market is coming off a severe drought in 2011, even despite some recent rains that could boost production. “