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Mexico Begins Buying Michoacán Lentils for Bienestar Sales, Starting With 30-Ton Pickup

The move channels smallholders’ surplus into Tiendas Bienestar with branded packages slated for late January.

Overview

  • Alimentos para el Bienestar launched procurement on December 10 by collecting 30 tonnes for immediate distribution under the temporary label “La mejor lenteja de México.”
  • Bienestar-branded packaging is underway, with sales planned to begin in Tiendas Bienestar nationwide by the end of January.
  • The first purchase window runs from December 2025 to July 2026 to acquire about 700 tonnes from 253 producers in Coeneo and Huaniqueo.
  • Initial shipments are being staged from the program’s operational unit in Morelia for distribution to the retail network.
  • Officials have not disclosed the federal investment amount for the lentil purchases.