Mexico Launches New Corn Commercialization Plan

The Mexican government has launched the National Plan for Fair, Direct and Sustainable Commercialization of corn in Chiapas, as part of the broader Harvesting Sovereignty program aimed at advancing food sovereignty and market equity.

The plan, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), will be implemented in eight states: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Campeche, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Morelos and Guerrero. It promotes a new marketing model intended to benefit both producers and consumers by improving access to markets, supporting small-scale farmers and advancing sustainable rural development.

Speaking at the first Assembly for Market Linkage, Héctor Arronte, General Coordinator for Commercialization and Financing, SADER, outlined the plan’s focus on increasing production volumes, standardizing product quality, ensuring compliance with contracts and fiscal obligations, and encouraging product diversification to maximize agricultural output.

Arronte emphasized that the initiative is a response to longstanding structural challenges in Mexico’s corn supply chain, including the disconnect between production, storage and consumption. These issues have created income instability for producers and limited certainty for industry stakeholders and consumers. The absence of technical and financial services has also weakened producers’ ability to negotiate fair commercial terms.

The program is being developed with the support of federal representation offices and Agricultura’s Field Schools. The assembly included participation from seed suppliers, agroecological product providers, credit service partners and national commercialization firms affiliated with the National Chamber of Industrialized Corn (CANAMI).

Arronte reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to guaranteeing the constitutional right to nutritious, sufficient, and quality food. He concluded that only through coordinated efforts and collaboration will Mexico achieve true food sovereignty and improve rural livelihoods.