According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service Situation and Outlook Report, shipment volumes of sweet corn decreased by almost 10% year-to-date, but 2024 shipments (84% domestic) were 14.4% higher in October-November compared to those two months in 2023.
Import volume was up 9.2% from January through October compared to a year earlier, reaching 181 million pounds. Shipments from Canada were up 328.4% from the same period last year, outweighing a decline in shipments from Mexico.
Mexican imports represented a 93.7% of total sweet corn imports over the past three years. Canada represents 5.2%, and Guatemala represented 1.1%.
Sweet corn’s export volume during January through October increased 5.3% from the prior year, reaching 148 million pounds. Most of the increase in shipments were to Canada (up 3% with 134.3 million pounds) and the United Kingdom (up 358.7% with 3.7 million pounds).
The conventional FOB shipping point price for yellow sweet corn averaged 56 cents per pound, which is an increase of 13.6% from the previous year.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service Situation and Outlook Report