Campesinos Ride Again
Last week’s strike by agricultural producers against the USMCA and the uncontrolled entry of subsidized grains from the US is part of a fight for Mexican food sovereignty that demands the government’s full attention.
Food Sovereignty
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Mexican Import of White Corn, Used for Dough & Tortillas, Quadruples
2025 will close with record levels of imports, with most of the grain coming from the US, along with genetically modified yellow corn.
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Basic Grains at the Crossroads
The loss of domestic production translates into greater dependence on the United States.
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Oaxaca Nears Self-Sufficiency in Corn
The Secretary of Agri-Food Development and Rural Development said that the goal is to reach 800 thousand tons annually.
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Neoliberal Policies Have Compromised Mexico’s Food Sovereignty
With the USMCA revision, Mexico will be even less self-sufficient in food as the US pushes for more imports and Mexico lacks a substantive policy to support and develop national agricultural production.
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Mexican State Dairy to Expand Operations
Leche par el Bienestar guarantees Mexicans are able to exercise their constitutional right to healthy food, providing milk at between 16% to 70% the cost of private milk, while guaranteeing a fair price to dairy farmers.
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Mexico’s State Honey Arrives!
Multifloral honey is the third food product launched by the Mexican government this year, after Bienestar Coffee and Bienestar Chocolate.
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Mexico Will Be Self-Sufficient in White Corn in 2025
This reverses the prediction only a few months ago that 2025 would be a bad year for domestic white corn production as a result of drought and require significant imports.
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Mexican Government Introduces Wellness Chocolate
The chocolate is sourced from small, peasant producers who cultivate the cocoa using agroforestry methods in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, and will be first made available at public Tiendas Bienestar.
