Corn, pork, dairy products, soybeans and chicken meat were the top U.S. agricultural products exported to Mexico in 2024.
The United States is an agricultural powerhouse and has Mexico as its top export market in this sector.
In 2024, U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico totaled $30.2 billion. The biggest boost came from consumer goods, which reached $14.6 billion. Next, bulk products contributed $10 billion. Finally, intermediate products generated 5.6 billion, with shipments of corn, meat, dairy and processed foods standing out.
U.S. agricultural products exported to Mexico
Mexico has become an important destination for U.S. agribusiness. It leads as the main market for 12 agricultural exports and ranks second for 19 others. This has opened up new opportunities for grains, seeds, feed, fresh produce and packaged foods.
Below are the U.S. agricultural products exported to Mexico, in millions of dollars in 2024, and their year-over-year growth rates, according to USDA data:
- Corn: 5,512 (+3.5 percent).
- Pork and Pork Products: 2,584 (+9.8 percent).
- Dairy Products: 2,469 (+6.5 percent).
- Soybeans: 2,302 (-17.5 percent).
- Meat and Poultry Products: 1,468 (+16.0 percent).
- Beef and Beef Products: 1,346 (+12.9 percent).
- Sugar, Sweeteners, Beverage Bases: 1,243 (+35.0 percent).
- Food Preparations: 1,169 (+28.6 percent).
- Wheat: 1,048 (-3.1 percent).
- Fresh Fruit: 979 (+19.0 percent).
- Soybean Flour: 897 (+8.9 percent).
- Processed Vegetables: 641 (+7.4 percent).
- Distillers Grains: 636 (-5.9 percent).
- Bread, Cereals and Pasta Products: 608 (+24.3 percent).
- Rice: 442 (+57.3 percent).
Supply and logistics
Mexico faces growing domestic demand for key food products from the United States. This relationship responds to the agricultural complementarity between the two countries. In addition, the Mexican food industry depends on these inputs. Geographic proximity facilitates efficient and rapid trade compared to, for example, imports from Brazil.
In sum, Mexico imported agricultural products from the United States worth US$30.191 billion in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent.