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Mexico Antitrust Regulator Backs Gruma Contract Changes, Closes Corn‑Flour Probe

The new watchdog will monitor compliance for a decade after opting for enforceable contract fixes instead of forced plant sales.

Overview

  • Gruma must strip exclusivity, minimum‑purchase clauses and related penalties from all current and future agreements with tortillerías.
  • The company will transfer, at no cost, machinery tied to those contracts, including tortilladoras and mixers, to affected shops.
  • The Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio gave Gruma 90 to 180 days to finalize implementation documents and verification mechanisms.
  • The resolution rejects earlier divestiture proposals, meaning Gruma will not be required to sell five of its 18 nixtamalized flour mills.
  • CNA president Andrea Marván said the regulator will require periodic reports for 10 years with a five‑year evaluation, noting the measures open supplier choice for roughly 30% to 40% of Gruma’s clients while any price effects depend on broader cost factors.