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Mexico Freight Blockades Snarl 31 Highways for Over 24 Hours as Industry Demands Action

Amacarga warns the stoppages inflate costs, hobble supply chains, threaten exports.

Overview

  • Mexico’s infrastructure ministry reported blockades lasting more than a day on 31 highways across at least seven states.
  • The protests involve transporters and fuel-truck drivers, with some demanding a higher price per ton of white corn.
  • Amacarga, which represents more than 450 logistics companies, condemned the tactic and urged federal and state authorities to restore freight flow.
  • The association said delays are pushing up distribution and delivery costs, disrupting domestic supply, and hurting exports and imports.
  • Actions that initially obstructed about 14 connectors between the State of Mexico and Mexico City have spread to Jalisco, Michoacán, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Morelos, and Baja California.