Guanajuato farmers will once again take to the state’s highways this Monday, the 27th, to demand fair prices, recognition of national agriculture, and loan restructuring for those unable to pay, among other demands.
The Committee for the Improvement of Guanajuato Agriculture, led by Rubén Vázquez de la Rosa, called on all farmers to join the protest throughout the state. They will gather at various locations starting at 7:00 a.m., and begin the blockades around 9:00 a.m.
It’s worth noting that just on October 14, hundreds of Guanajuato farmers blocked highways and demonstrated at the SADER (National Agricultural Development Authority) offices, seeking to negotiate with authorities and revise the prices of corn and sorghum. The protest ended around 4:00 p.m.
On October 20, representatives of the National Front for the Rescue of the Mexican Countryside (FNRCM) held a Zoom meeting with producers from various states, including Guanajuato.
They discussed demands and actions following the October 14 mobilization and the October 17 meeting at the Ministry of the Interior with the Secretary of Agriculture, Julio Berdegué.
Exclude basic grains from the USMCA trade system and the Chicago Board of Trade, due to their incompatibility with food sovereignty and the national agricultural strategy.
Recover national agriculture, with guaranteed prices that protect the domestic market.
Reestablish an agricultural development bank with low-interest loans to reverse the decapitalization of the sector.
Recover the Mexican countryside and its instruments: tariff policy, storage, technical assistance, electricity and fuel subsidies, and the production of fertilizers and improved seeds.
Support our colleagues from Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guanajuato in the meeting with the Secretary of Agriculture on Monday, October 27, securing a price of 7,200 pesos per ton of white corn, a benchmark for all national production for the spring-summer season in the Bajío region.
On Monday, October 27, the second major national mobilization of the FNRCM will begin to maintain pressure and demand dialogue on the structural problems of agricultural activity.
Protest points in Guanajuato
San Miguel de Allende: Road to El Refugio, Rancho 4 Esquinas at 8:00 a.m. Mobilization to Highway 57, Doctor Mora junction at 9:00 a.m.
La Pirámide Gas Station: 8:00 a.m., mobilization definition point.
Celaya-Salvatierra Highway (Tarimoro): 9:00 a.m., exact location to be determined.
Celaya-Salvatierra Highway (Rincón de Tamayo): 9:00 a.m., demonstration in El Sauz de Villaseñor.
Villagrán: Flagpole 9:00 a.m., demonstration location and time to be determined.
Doctor Mora: Highway 57, El Titanic Beach Resort 9:00 a.m., demonstration at the Doctor Mora Interchange.
León: Rancho de los Pachecos 7:00 a.m., León-Aguascalientes Highway, near Central de Abastos 9:00 a.m.
San Felipe: Villa de Reyes Highway, Jaral de Berrios Station Interchange 8:00 a.m., destination to be determined.
Silao: Former fairgrounds, 7:00 a.m., demonstration on the Silao-León highway, Puerto Interior.
Salamanca: Loma de Flores soccer field, 7:00 a.m., Irapuato bypass, Gemelas Rancho Grande gas stations, 9:00 a.m.
San Francisco del Rincón: El Maguey junction, 7:00 a.m., León-Aguascalientes highway, Santa Rosa toll booth, 9:00 a.m.
Romita: Highway exit to Silao, 7:00 a.m., demonstration on the Silao-León highway, Puerto Interior, 9:00 a.m.
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