Overview
- Growers from the Mexicali Valley and San Luis Río Colorado have kept the Garita Comercial Este fully blocked for more than three days using tractors and trucks.
- State and federal officials, including Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila and Conagua director Efraín Morales, met with agricultural leaders on Sunday in talks that stretched over 10 hours without a public agreement.
- Business groups estimate losses of about 100 million pesos per day and roughly 300 million pesos after 72 hours, with maquiladora operations described as nearly paralyzed.
- The closure is halting around 1,800 daily freight crossings and raising concerns about shortages of imported perishables such as chicken and eggs.
- Protest leaders say reforms to the Ley de Aguas Nacionales threaten their livelihoods and argue earlier written commitments were not honored, vowing to maintain or escalate peaceful actions until they secure concrete terms.