Following a four-hour meeting with officials from the Secretariat of the Interior, the protesters—who alleged repression during the demonstration they led yesterday in the national capital—departed aboard the trucks that had been occupying Abraham González Street.
“We are withdrawing; we have to go out and work, and we have to resume our agricultural activities,” declared farmer Emigdio Taboada upon leaving the meeting.
Around 7:00 p.m., members of the National Front for the Rescue of the Countryside—who had also remained mobilized at the site—withdrew after reactivating dialogue tables with federal authorities.
On Thursday, May 28, federal authorities led by the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), along with various other agencies, will hold a new meeting with the farmers to follow up on their demands.
The meeting will take place in the vicinity of SADER headquarters, with participation from both members of the Front and producers from Tlaxcala.
Among the farmers’ demands are finding a mechanism to address guarantee prices for agricultural products; the issue of producer loans—as they claim that some have already been repaid or have matured—as well as general financing; and a discussion regarding the potential exclusion of basic grains from the USMCA trade agreement amidst its ongoing review process.
The Front issued an ultimatum to authorities, demanding a solution to their proposals by June 5; otherwise, they threatened to stage protests during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11.
Source: milenio
