He farmers blockade in CDMX scheduled for Monday, October 27 will mark the beginning of a national agricultural strike with the participation of producers from all over the country.
The mobilization seeks to denounce the lack of fair prices for crops such as corn and sorghum, in addition to demanding public policies that guarantee decent conditions for the Mexican countryside.
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Through videos and publications on social networks, farmers expressed their dissatisfaction with what they consider an unprecedented crisis in the agricultural sector, caused by the low prices of basic grains, the increase in production costs and the lack of government support.
The agricultural sector is suffering from a crisis
The organizers of the strike maintain that the current corn and sorghum marketing model has left thousands of families in an unsustainable situation. They argue that The prices they currently receive – between 5,200 and 5,800 pesos per ton – do not even cover the minimum production costs, which have skyrocketed due to the increase in diesel, fertilizers and transportation.
Therefore, the central demand of farmers is implementation of real guarantee prices, capable of ensuring the profitability of their crops and avoiding the abandonment of the field. According to calculations by the participating organizations, if their requests are not met, In the coming years there could be a drastic reduction in the national production of basic grains, compromising the country’s food sovereignty.
Blockades on roads and main avenues of the capital
The farmers’ blockades in CDMX and federal highways will begin in the early hours of Monday, October 27. The first actions will include the symbolic takeover of toll booths on various highways of the country, where producers will allow free passage to motorists as a gesture of peaceful protest.
However, If negotiations with federal authorities do not advance, the movement contemplates blocking strategic roads starting at 10:00 a.m. The most affected points would be the main accesses to the capital, as well as avenues and road axes that connect the metropolitan area with the city center.
The organizers assured that the demonstrations will be orderly, but firm, and that their intention is not to generate chaos, but to make visible the emergency that the Mexican countryside is going through.
Will other States participate in the national agricultural strike?
The national farmers’ strike will have the participation of producers of at least 17 states of the country, including Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Michoacán, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Baja California, Nayarit, Durango, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Chiapas and Puebla.
The leaders of the movement warned that, if concrete agreements are not reached with the authorities, the protests could continue indefinitely, intensifying in the following weeks with additional blockades in different parts of the country.
The Mexican countryside on the limit: consequences and risks
The producers point out that The current situation not only affects those who work directly in the field, but also the entire food supply chain in the country.
If farmers fail to sustain their crops, the immediate consequence would be a reduction in the supply of basic grains, which could lead to increases in consumer prices and greater dependence on imports.
Furthermore, they warn that the lack of incentives is causing rural youth to abandon agriculture, which aggravates the aging of the sector and puts the continuity of national production at risk.
The national agricultural strike on October 27 represents, according to its organizers, an urgent call for attention to the federal government to rethink rural policies and guarantee the country’s food security.
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