Overview
- Sader and the Sinaloa government set an immediate purchase program with an initial quota of 1.1 million tonnes based on a 4 million‑tonne state harvest and a registry of 25,353 farmers.
- Major buyers including Maseca, Minsa, Harimasa, Sukarne, Grupo Patrón, Bachoco and others signed forward commitments totaling 2.856 million tonnes, which officials said represents over 70% of expected output.
- The agreement establishes a homologated base price of 65 dollars per tonne and brings in livestock, nixtamal, industrial buyers and grain collectors to begin early purchases.
- Authorities outlined a framework to acquire Sinaloa’s full maize production and to set specific accords for small‑scale producers, with a joint working table to shape a national market‑ordering system.
- FNRCM leaders rejected the scope of the pact, said rising diesel and fertilizer costs make previous price demands outdated, and confirmed plans for a nationwide strike and road blockades on March 23.