Mexican official: Mexico aims to cut corn imports 30 to 40 percent by 2024

Mexico could cut its imports of corn -- the bulk of which comes from the U.S. -- by a substantial amount by next year, a senior Mexican official said on Wednesday. Mexican Deputy Agriculture Minister Víctor Suárez told reporters the country’s efforts to substitute grain imports with domestic crops were advancing “significantly,” according to a Jan. 25 report by Reuters . While the country will not be able to totally replace corn imports by 2024, he said, it is aiming...