Overview

• Mayor Clara Brugada inaugurated the Chicomecóatl tortillería at Utopía Libertad in Iztapalapa as part of the Red Centli initiative.
• The project begins with 66 direct producers and about 330 indirect beneficiaries supplying native maize from conservation lands.
• Daily output is projected at roughly 300 to 400 kilograms, serving an estimated 300 to 400 consumers.
• Tortillas are sold at 22 pesos per kilogram, and neighborhood shops are invited to join under the same pricing and fair‑trade terms.
• Officials say the product is nixtamalized and free of transgenics, additives and pesticides, aligning with the city’s decree against transgenic maize and drawing on about 3,300 tonnes of annual local production.