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Farmers Reimpose Highway Blockades Across Guanajuato Over Grain Price Dispute

State leaders seek federal talks with grain buyers to set enforceable prices.

Overview

  • Multiple closures were reinstated on Tuesday, including a total shutdown on the Irapuato–Abasolo stretch at the P&G plant and blockages on Irapuato–Salamanca and the 45D toward Aguascalientes at Santa Rosa Plan de Ayala, with partial disruptions in Pénjamo.
  • Protests are led by the Unión de Campesinos de Salvatierra, whose members say actions will continue until authorities deliver concrete answers.
  • Producers contend that buyers cut purchase prices even after a 7,000 pesos-per-ton guarantee for maize, and they are pressing for a 6,000 pesos-per-ton guarantee for sorghum.
  • Governor Libia García Muñoz Ledo says the state asked the federal government to convene national negotiation tables with buyers to define equitable prices.
  • Security agencies advised detours via Federal 20D and routes through Rancho La Soledad to Providencia, while the state prepares an economic supplement announcement for next Monday.