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Irapuato and Cofece agree to help local businesses export
The city of Irapuato in Mexico and the state trade agency Cofece signed an agreement to help local businesses export.
The support is aimed especially at micro, small and medium-sized businesses that need training and guidance to reach international markets.
Irapuato exported about $1.237 billion in the first half of 2026, up around 3.8% from the same period in 2025.
Its exports reach 78 destinations and come from 169 companies that employ about 23,000 people.
The United States takes about 87.9% of Irapuato’s exports, which include processed and fresh food products; Canada, Guatemala, Colombia and China are also markets.
The agreement includes export workshops, advice on logistics and trade rules, and help connecting businesses with export initiatives.
Companies will be prepared for a trade mission to McAllen in 2027, while the partnership also aims to open access to markets beyond the United States.
Irapuato and the Coordinadora de Fomento al Comercio Exterior (Cofece) signed an agreement to help local businesses develop their export capabilities.
The agreement includes training, support and specialized guidance, particularly for micro, small and medium-sized businesses.
Cofece estimates that Irapuato exported about $1.237 billion in the first half of 2026, up approximately 3.8% from the same period in 2025.
The agreement will prepare local businesses for a trade mission to McAllen, Texas, in 2027.
- Who
- The municipality of Irapuato and the Coordinadora de Fomento al Comercio Exterior (Cofece).
- What
- They signed an agreement to help local businesses, especially smaller firms, build export capacity and reach international markets.
- When
- The signing date is not stated. The article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. The agreement also includes preparation for a trade mission to McAllen, Texas, in 2027.
- Why
- To give businesses training, support and specialized knowledge to start or strengthen exports and find new international markets.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Irapuato recorded about $1.237 billion in exports, an estimated increase of 3.8% from the same period in 2025.
Cofece representatives visited McAllen and met new exporting companies, according to Cofece director general Luis Antonio Vargas Zavala.
Irapuato and Cofece signed a collaboration agreement to support local businesses seeking to export.
The agreement calls for preparing Irapuato businesses to take part in a trade mission to McAllen, Texas.
- Exports, first half of 2026
- About $1.237 billion
- Year-on-year export growth
- Approximately 3.8%
- International destinations
- 78
- Exporting companies
- 169
- Jobs generated
- Around 23,000
- Main export market
- United States, about 87.9% of exports
What people are saying
This signing means that no company that wants to export is left alone.
It also means opening doors and bridges to markets where we have not yet reached.