More than 100,000 farmers across more than 17 states in Mexico launched a general strike on October 14, shutting down highways and marching on government palaces from Sinaloa to the state of México.
The dramatic actions—showing farmers at times dumping their limes and avocados—are a direct challenge to president Claudia Sheinbaum's administration, demanding an end to policies that farmers say are destroying their livelihoods.
The movement, organized by the National Front for the Rescue of the Mexican Countryside (FNRCM) and backed by the National Union of Agricultural Workers (UNTA), has one central message:
"Sin Maíz No Hay País" (Without Corn, There Is No Country).