Mexican Ambassador to the U.S., Gerónimo Gutiérrez spoke to more than 200 corn farmers from the National Corn Growers Association this week in Washington, D.C. He told the group that the North American Free Trade Agreement has benefited both the U.S. and Mexico agriculture sectors, and that he is optimistic about the prospects of modernizing the trade agreement. Gutiérrez says: “Our agricultural trade through NAFTA has been a success for all parties,” adding that “the challenge is that none of us should stay in our comfort zone.” The Ambassador expressed a strong desire to continue strengthening agricultural trade between the U.S. and Mexico, but he also acknowledged that Mexico must keep its options open and is looking to other markets to secure his nation’s grain supply.