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Farm Protests Ease in Guanajuato and Tlaxcala as Talks Promised, Rail Line’s Status Disputed

Highways reopened after authorities pledged a meeting with Mexico’s agriculture secretary.

Overview

  • Producers in Guanajuato lifted the final road blockade on the 45D SalamancaCelaya after five days of disruptions that had briefly halted operations at General Motors in Silao and Mazda in Salamanca.
  • Initial state-backed accords this week targeted a maize guarantee price of 7,000 pesos per ton with contributions from Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guanajuato, while Guanajuato pledged 150 million pesos next year to support guarantees.
  • Guanajuato producers pressed to include sorghum in the guarantee scheme, which the governor said was a key condition for ending the last road closure.
  • In Tlaxcala, farmers reopened the Arco Norte and federal routes after officials promised a meeting next week with Sader chief Julio Berdegué.
  • Reports conflict on a rail blockade in Cuamantzingo: La Jornada says it was lifted following the meeting pledge, while El Informador quotes growers saying it will stay closed until Berdegué arrives; producers also seek purchase-rule flexibility and subsidies for diesel and fertilizers.