An achievement at the Mexican table
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced it with pride in Zacatecas: Mexico already produces all the beans it consumes. It’s no small thing. In a country where this grain is essential, stopping depending on imports is like winning a battle for sovereignty in every plate of food.
The concrete data is conclusive. Julio Berdegué, head of Agriculture, detailed it: 1.2 million tons produced in 2025. The goal was not only met, it was surpassed.
“The above is attributed to the increase in beneficiaries of the ‘Acopio para el Bienestar’ program, which went from 40 thousand to more than 96 thousand producers,” explained Sheinbaum.
But here comes the dramatic twist. Just when success is celebrated, the shadow appears. The price of beans on the free market is plummeting. And that, friends, is a direct threat to the farmers who made this miracle possible.
The move to protect producers
Faced with this risk, the government did not sit idly by. Sheinbaum announced an immediate expansion of the support program. Next week there will be an urgent table with Agriculture to define two key things: a new higher guarantee price and the exact amount of an extra subsidy.
It’s the classic political move: celebrating victory while preparing defenses for the next battle. If prices fall and producers go bankrupt, self-sufficiency will be a fleeting memory.
Meanwhile, in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, they are already building the future. The new ‘Beatriz González Ortega’ plant is the final piece of the puzzle. It will process more than 1,400 tons per month of black and pinto beans.
This production, with a 100% Mexican seal, will arrive directly at the ‘Wellness Stores’ throughout the country. From the field to the pot, without international intermediaries. That, in the real language of politics, is called closing the cycle.
The work is done. Now it’s time to hold it. The real drama begins now.
