Blockades persist on five highways in Tamaulipas due to agricultural demands
Producers demand concrete solutions in the face of lack of support and low prices
Blockages and disruptions on main roads
In Tamaulipas, blockades at five highway points continued this Wednesday, motivated by the discontent of agricultural producers over the lack of favorable responses from the federal government regarding better prices for grains and support for production.
The affected roads include the Victoria-Matamoros highway at La Y, the access road to the Pharr International Bridge, the Reynosa-Matamoros freeway, the Ribereña highway, and the Tampico-El Mante highway. Although farmers are allowing intermittent passage of heavy trucks every hour, as well as one lane open for private cars, passenger transport, and emergency vehicles, long lines of trucks and private vehicles have formed, forcing them to wait to continue their journeys.
They demand solutions tables, not just dialogue.
Juan Manuel Salinas Sánchez, spokesperson for the Northern Regional Agricultural Union, stated that the federal government is aware of the demands, therefore he considers dialogue tables unnecessary and urged the creation of tables for concrete solutions, since so far no satisfactory proposals have been offered.
The blockades are expected to be lifted around 6 p.m., although the protests continue for the third consecutive day. The State Guard remains at the affected locations, and no incidents have been reported so far.
Lack of support and increase in uncultivated land
Griselda Dávila Beas, general secretary of the League of Agrarian Communities of Tamaulipas, pointed out that a growing number of agricultural hectares remain unplanted due to the lack of support, the high cost of inputs, and adverse weather conditions.
Dávila Beas explained that the production of staple grains is declining due to a lack of incentives, agricultural insurance, timely financing, and effective programs. In particular, he criticized the federal program “Harvesting Sovereignty,” which has not been implemented on time, leaving producers in northern Tamaulipas without resources right at the start of the planting season.
He also pointed out that some farmers are forced to rent their land at very low prices or even lend it out without payment in order to preserve it, reflecting the crisis in the sector.
Context and repercussions
The problems facing the agricultural sector have been discussed in numerous forums across several administrations, but the specific demands of grain producers have been ignored, exacerbating the situation in the region. The lack of catastrophic insurance, financing, and support limits the competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
The blockades in Tamaulipas are part of similar protests in other states, where producers continue to demand better conditions to sustain agricultural activity, vital to the country’s economy. For more information on agriculture in Mexico and its challenges, consult the reports from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) .
Summary
Agricultural producers are maintaining blockades on five highways in Tamaulipas, demanding concrete solutions from the federal government in response to a lack of support, low prices, and high input costs. Although intermittent traffic is being allowed to pass, the protests are disrupting transportation and reflect the crisis in the region’s agricultural sector, exacerbated by the delayed implementation of government programs. Authorities remain vigilant, with no incidents reported.
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