Overview
- During a Saturday visit to Sombrerete, President Claudia Sheinbaum said the bean program has doubled support to more than 96,000 producers and will widen its reach.
- The government will keep a 27 pesos per kilo guaranteed price as it runs a technical and budget review after Holy Week, answering complaints that buyers have been offering about 7 pesos.
- Sheinbaum inaugurated the Beatriz González Ortega plant in Sombrerete, which can process about 1,400 tonnes a month and will bag 1 kg and 25 kg packages for more than 26,000 Tiendas del Bienestar.
- The Zacatecas government said late Sunday it reached a deal with protesting growers to clear Plaza de Armas and set a joint table with federal officials to resolve storage and buying of about 1,500 tonnes from roughly 300 producers.
- Officials reported Mexico reached bean self‑sufficiency at about 1.2 million tonnes in 2025, and Plan Frijol buys straight from small and mid‑size farms to cut out middlemen and pay them directly.