FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Mexico
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Mexico (2018–2023).
- $159.2B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $137.8B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$21.3B
- trade surplus
- $297.0B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Mexico agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Near-balanced trade book
Mexico in the heavy-trade third
Mexico's |exports-imports| is only 7% of total trade, lower-third imbalance (near parity).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Mexico reached $297.0B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Beer of barley; malted; leading import: Maize (corn). US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Mexico-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beer of barley; malted | $5.8B |
| 2 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $4.3B |
| 3 | Tomatoes | $3.0B |
| 4 | Avocados | $2.8B |
| 5 | Chillies and peppers; green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | $1.6B |
| 6 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $1.3B |
| 7 | Sugar confectionery | $1.2B |
| 8 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $1.1B |
| 9 | Cucumbers and gherkins | $812.0M |
| 10 | Lemons and limes | $806.1M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maize (corn) | $5.6B |
| 2 | Soya beans | $3.6B |
| 3 | Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled | $2.1B |
| 4 | Wheat | $1.4B |
| 5 | Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled | $1.3B |
| 6 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $1.1B |
| 7 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $831.4M |
| 8 | Rape or colza seed | $790.0M |
| 9 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $613.8M |
| 10 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $386.0M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Beer of barley; malted
- Leading agricultural import: Maize (corn)
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Mexico's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($297.0B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$21.3B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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