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Sheinbaum Renews PACIC to Keep 24‑Item Canasta at 910 Pesos

The voluntary pact seeks to protect household purchasing power by pairing supplier discounts with government oversight to ease pressure from rising global energy and food costs.

Overview

  • The government and 32 companies signed the six‑month renewal on May 29, 2026 to keep a defined 24‑product basic basket capped at 910 pesos.
  • Major supermarket chains including Walmart, Soriana and Chedraui joined the pact and agreed to begin in‑store PACIC signage from June 1 so shoppers can identify covered items.
  • PROFECO will monitor retailer compliance while some suppliers, notably Grupo SuKarne, pledged concrete discounts such as a 5% cut on certain beef cuts to help meet the cap.
  • The renewal operates alongside fuel measures that use IEPS incentives to hold gasoline magna below 24 pesos per liter and diesel at 27 pesos as a way to limit input‑cost shocks.
  • PACIC is a voluntary public‑private coordination launched in 2022 credited by officials with moderating past inflation but it has limits if international commodity or supply costs rise sharply.