Overview
- Producers from Guanajuato, Jalisco and Michoacán signed accords with Sader and conditionally suspended road blockades, warning they will resume if deadlines slip.
- The support totals 950 pesos per tonne—800 from the federal government and 150 from states—for about 90,000 Bajío growers up to 20 hectares, covering up to 1.4 million tonnes with a 200‑tonne cap per producer.
- Disbursements are expected within a week for Guanajuato and Michoacán, with Jalisco to follow in about a month as its harvest begins.
- The Cosechando Soberanía program will expand to maize producers, offering credit at 8.5% annual interest and agricultural insurance against droughts, floods and pests.
- Officials pledged to develop a market‑ordering system to set reference prices and enable direct sales, while Sinaloa farmers maintained toll‑booth protests after being excluded and demanded 7,200 pesos per tonne.