Corn in ethanol helps fuel tortilla price surge - (I thought this had to do with Mexico but it turns out to about the US)

Posted on: January 26th, 2007
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“The humble tortilla is putting a pinch on the wallets of taco lovers all over Chicago.

Theres a growing demand for corn for the gasoline additive ethanol. And with more corn being exported, prices have risen upward of $5 a bushel, the highest in at least 10 years, said Bob Young, chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Thats translating into more-expensive tortillas in grocery stores across North America.”

Source: http://www.suntimes.com
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