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“High corn prices are wreaking havoc on Mexicos inflation rate and forcing shoppers to pay more for eggs, milk and tortillas. But theyre a godsend to farmers such as Victor Manuel Amador Luna.
With world corn prices riding high on strong demand from U.S. ethanol producers, Amador is looking to expand production on his farm about 125 miles east of Mexico City in the state of Puebla. He planted most of his 222 acres with corn this year and is looking to buy more land.”
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