Overview
- Growers from the Mexicali Valley and San Luis Río Colorado have kept the Garita Comercial Este fully closed since Thursday using tractors and trucks, halting an estimated 1,800 daily cargo crossings.
- The Consejo Coordinador Empresarial reports roughly 300 million pesos in cumulative losses over about 72 hours and warns that maquiladora operations are largely paralyzed.
- Business leaders caution that inventories are running down and perishable foods like chicken and eggs could see shortages if the shutdown continues.
- Protesters say they will maintain the blockade until formal talks occur, rejecting requests to allow intermittent freight passage at the port.
- State and federal authorities have slated talks with the farm leaders, including a meeting signaled for Monday, and local reports also point to a planned session with the governor and the Conagua director this weekend; related producer blockades continue at road points in Chihuahua.