I promised to keep writing about up-to-date Mexican topics. Yesterday there was something quite striking on the news. Some call it a didactic play of free trade...
When Mexico jointed the NAFTA, many Mexican farmers couldn't compete with US maize prices any more because US maize is highly subsidised. Therefore, Mexico now very much depends on maize from their northern neighbour. However, the USA started to produce grain-based fuel ethanol and prices are rising with the higher demand. Many Mexicans can hardly pay the basis for their traditional food: the tortillas. It's quite a problem for the new president Felipe Calderón.
Here are some links to the article in The Telegraph and a comment on truthabouttrade.org.
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Mi amor, tienes razón en lo que dices sobre la tortilla. Como dices es la base de la alimentación de la mayoría de los mexicanos excepto de algunos como yo, jjajajja. Tiene q ser en los comentarios inglés?
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