Mexico: Cane producers accuse incomplete payment in Calipan, Tehuacán

Published Jun 11, 2023

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Approximately half of the cane producers in the Calipan region have not received the final payment for the 2022-2023 harvest, despite the mill's commitment to pay by June 2. The delay has prompted concerns among producers about the mill's financial stability and has led some to consider converting their land to grow other crops due to the financial strain caused by unpaid harvests. The situation is further complicated by a lack of access to administrative data to track unpaid payments, and the union is exploring legal options and alternative crops to protect their interests.

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50% of the cane producers in the Calipan region are still awaiting the final payment of the 2022-2023 harvest that the mill must make, which should have paid them before June 2, as had been signed in a minute of agreement that was previously made so that there would be certainty in the coverage, reported the leader of that union, Abraham Ramírez Guzmán. The discomfort in the producers of the sweet stick occurred because when the agreed date expired, they found out that they had paid half of their colleagues and the rest still did not have the income for the raw material that during the harvest they had entered that factory. sugar bowl Until this weekend they did not have information on how to proceed to comply with the pending payment owed to some 500 producers, because there is no access to administrative data to know how many sugarcane growers have not received payment and the amounts owed. Given this, they are analyzing what actions to take to force them to comply, "because the ...

Source: Milenio