Agricultural producers in Sinaloa are warning they will intensify protests if they do not receive payments for their corn and wheat harvest.
It's been almost 11 months since the harvest was delivered, and they are still waiting for payment from SADER.
AGRICULTURE
Jose E. Cordova
2/12/20252 min read
Agricultural producers in Sinaloa have given an ultimatum: if pending payments for corn and wheat are not made by the end of February, the protests will intensify.
César Enrique Galaviz Lugo, president of the Association of Farmers of the Fuerte Sur River, warned that the situation is unsustainable, as almost ten months have passed without farmers receiving the money they were promised.
"The pending payments of 750 pesos and 200 pesos for corn farmers , as well as the debt to wheat farmers , will be resumed at the end of February . This was due to be settled at the end of 2024. If the payments do not arrive at the end of the month, farmers will be forced to radicalize their protests because this cannot wait any longer, we are already in a new harvest and this cannot wait any longer," he said.
No payment has been settled
He explained that the support of 750 pesos per ton of corn has not yet been fully paid to legal entities, while the additional 200 pesos for coverage have not been delivered to any producer, whether a natural person or a legal entity.
These delays have created a financial crisis in the sector, as many farmers depend on these resources to pay off loans and prepare for the new harvest.
" Interests continue to run and it is not fair that producers are the ones who pay the price for poor management ," he said.
The state government has assured that payments are being processed and that their release is expected at the end of February. Ismael Bello, Secretary of Agriculture of Sinaloa , reported that 95% of the corn farmers have already received their payment, and that the pending payments are due to bureaucratic problems and lack of documentation.
The agricultural sector in Sinaloa is facing an unprecedented crisis , aggravated by drought and the lack of profitability in crops, and if payments are not made in the last week of February, the conflict could explode into demonstrations.
