Mexican government will finance cultivation and guarantee prices and volumes for the beans

The secretary of agriculture is financing the seeds and cultivation for common beans for the states that have been hit hard by the drought. The support covers 21 k producers from the states Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, and Guanajuato.

The government has also rolled out a program recently guaranteeing the prices and volume for bean producers at the national level, of up to 50 MT per season.