Overview
- Grupo Minsa disclosed in a filing to the Mexican stock exchange that the March 12 open contract worth 346,175,400 pesos to convert 24,000–60,000 tonnes of Diconsa maize into branded nixtamalized flour was ended on July 9 with zero pesos received and zero tonnes processed.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly rejected a conflict-of-interest claim related to adviser Altagracia Gómez Sierra and emphasized that Gómez serves without pay.
- Diconsa’s market inquiry found rival millers would not take the scheme using government-supplied maize, with Molinos Azteca quoting about 13,500 pesos per tonne versus Minsa’s 5,200–8,200 pesos per tonne including processing, packaging and delivery.
- Press reviews of Compras MX show Minsa accumulated 853 contracts totaling about 369 million pesos in 2022–2024 and has logged roughly 190–205 federal contracts in 2025 for about 183–187 million pesos, separate from the canceled award.
- The cancellation leaves the Maíz para Todos supply plan in flux, as Diconsa has not detailed a replacement approach for processing and distributing flour to targeted rural and indigenous communities.