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Tortilla Doomsday?

April 12, 2024
Mexico’s drought is affecting corn crops, prompting fears of tortilla shortages and price hikes.
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A nationwide drought in Mexico is afflicting the country’s winter corn crop, which is used to make tortillas. According to the Wall Street Journal, the corn shortage could affect tortilla production, making the product more expensive in...
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So the drought in Mexico is affecting tortilla production.
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That's right guys, we are having a tortilla drought slash shortage
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The drought is plaguing the country's corn crops which are used
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to make tortillas. So if there's no corn,
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there's no, there's no tortillas and there's not a lot of
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stuff because freaking Mexico,
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it's a big fucking deal.
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Corn is a big Mais is a big fucking deal.
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Ni Para la pinche Maza Tienen guys,
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most of Mexico is still in drought with many areas experiencing extreme
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and exceptional drought levels.
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So in October, 75% of the country was experiencing a drought
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That that's a big fucking deal and are still waiting for
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May's rainy season. So I think the rain like directly affected
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the the season of the the growing of the corn.
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Like damn, I gotta figure that out.
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Sinaloa where most winter corn grows has paused spring farming due to
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the drought. They don't have enough water to irrigate the crops
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But Mexican President Lopez Obrador actually denied the water shortage in
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a press conference just just now if we had water,
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we would have corn tortillas and we wouldn't be having this discussion
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Exactly. He said,
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people do have access to water and told the reporter to check
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the data more carefully.
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He says water supply has improved greatly and that the media is
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not objective. So it's like,
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how are you gonna solve this problem if you're not acknowledging the
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fucking problem, you know,
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what are you gonna until the fucking corn runs out?
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No, no, no,
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not when it runs out.
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You know, you know,
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when we're gonna feel it when them tacos are like $10.
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But you gotta start on us,
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Mexicans. We have tortillas.
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Con tovo everything. Chilaquiles burritos,
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tacos. What's another one?
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Taquitos? Like dude,
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we use tortilla? Literally,
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it's the same dish cooked differently and it's the corn ones because
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the people that be doing the flowers,
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that's another conversation. So amid the drought,
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the US might see a rise in tortilla prices soon.
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So stock up guys buy your fucking masa.
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Start learning how to make them fucking tortillas at home.
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Get your Suegra to teach you,
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get your mama to teach you your AUA get the lady
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at the fucking restaurant.
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He doesn't think of me.
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But yes, so you guys,
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this is a big fucking deal.
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We're gonna be monitoring this anyways.
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Next story.