In recognition of the role of Mexican imports of U.S. agricultural goods. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) staff joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on the largest USDA agribusiness trade mission in history from November 3 to 5, 2025. The mission to Mexico highlighted Mexico’s critical role as the top market for U.S. wheat exports and provided a platform to discuss the future of the two countries’ trade relationship.
“This mission really highlighted the importance of the Mexican market to U.S. agriculture as the number one destination for many U.S. exports, including wheat,” said Brian Liedl, USW vice president of overseas operations, who participated in the mission. “With bilateral trading nearing $1 trillion, this is not only the largest trading relationship for both nations, but also the largest bilateral trading relationship in world history.”
The delegation included more than 150 participants, including Brian Liedl and Mitch Skalicky, USW Mexico City-based regional vice president for Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Venezuela. Including USW, the mission represented 33 agricultural cooperators and advocacy groups, six state departments of agriculture and 41 U.S. businesses.
“The trading and diplomatic relationship between our two countries is of the utmost importance to President Trump and American farmers and ranchers,” Rollins said in a USDA release following the mission. “This week was an incredible opportunity to connect buyers and sellers with over 500 meetings over three days, pushing for American exports into Mexico’s ethanol market, and discuss the upcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.”
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