# Mexico's Agro-Financial Sector Faces Rising Delinquency Amid Climate and Price Shocks

Mexico's agro-financial sector saw adjusted delinquency rise to 6.7% in Q2 2026 due to droughts and commodity volatility.

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HR Ratings reported that the adjusted delinquency index for Mexico's agro-financial segment reached 6.7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to 4.1% in the same period of the previous year. [^1]

HR Ratings estimates that the Mexican economy will grow by 1.1% this year due to a slowdown in consumption and lower remittance flows. [^2]

The total agro-financial portfolio reached 37,905 million pesos at the close of June 2026, equivalent to 14.7% of the consolidated portfolio of the rating agency's sample. [^3]

Roberto Ballinez, Senior Executive Director of Public Finance and Infrastructure at HR Ratings, argues that low debt levels may be reducing public investment in infrastructure. [^4]

The 2016 constitutional reform established the Fiscal Discipline Law (LDF), creating a public registry and binding financing limits to enforce fiscal responsibility. [^5]

The authors contend that the current fiscal framework prioritizes debt reduction over financing long-term infrastructure projects like roads, hospitals, and industrial parks. [^6]

The average annual nominal growth rate of public debt for states and municipalities fell from 6.9% between 2012 and 2016 to 2.6% between 2016 and 2025. [^7]

HR Ratings noted that the agro-financial segment recorded the second highest adjusted delinquency index, only below the micro-financing segment which reported 13.6%. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. HR Ratings reported that the adjusted delinquency index for Mexico's agro-financial segment reached 6.7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to 4.1% in the same period of the previous year. (El Economista, News)
2. HR Ratings estimates that the Mexican economy will grow by 1.1% this year due to a slowdown in consumption and lower remittance flows. (El Economista, News)
3. The total agro-financial portfolio reached 37,905 million pesos at the close of June 2026, equivalent to 14.7% of the consolidated portfolio of the rating agency's sample. (El Economista, News)
4. Roberto Ballinez, Senior Executive Director of Public Finance and Infrastructure at HR Ratings, argues that low debt levels may be reducing public investment in infrastructure. (Expansión News, News)
5. The 2016 constitutional reform established the Fiscal Discipline Law (LDF), creating a public registry and binding financing limits to enforce fiscal responsibility. (Expansión News, News)
6. The authors contend that the current fiscal framework prioritizes debt reduction over financing long-term infrastructure projects like roads, hospitals, and industrial parks. (Expansión News, News)
7. The average annual nominal growth rate of public debt for states and municipalities fell from 6.9% between 2012 and 2016 to 2.6% between 2016 and 2025. (Expansión News, News)
8. HR Ratings noted that the agro-financial segment recorded the second highest adjusted delinquency index, only below the micro-financing segment which reported 13.6%. (El Economista, News)

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