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Pending Food Crisis
Read moreFranz Mayer Museum Presents Exotic Orchid Exhibit
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Franz Mayer Museum in downtown Mexico City will host an exhibit of more than 200 flowering wild orchids from Mexico and other countries, as well as a selection of artificially created hybrids, from Wednesday, May 4, through Sunday, May 8. The museum, which has traditionally served as the venue for the annual sale and
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE
Read moreMexico Looking to Reduce Yellow Corn Imports as Prices Soar
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) Secretary Víctor Villalobos said Friday, March 18, that if the country’s production of yellow corn increases by at least 8 million tons, Mexico will be able to declare itself self-sufficient and stop importing by the end of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) six-year term in 2024. “We
Read moreStage Set for Better US-Mexico Cooperation
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreUS Suspends Avocado Imports from Mexico after Threat to Inspector
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After a U.S. agricultural inspector in the Mexican state of Michoacán received an anonymous phone call threatening his life, the United States has suspended Mexican avocado indefinitely, disrupting a $2.4 billion industry, Mexican authorities said Sunday, Feb. 13. According to Mexico’s Agriculture Secretariat, the U..S. official received a threatening message on his cellphone, leading
Read moreAn Agricultural Crisis in Mexico’s Most Fertile Region
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — More than four months have passed since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced, in his most recent visit to the region, the implementation of a Support Plan for the central Mexican state, which was suppose to transform the future of the wartorn state by promoting the development of its inhabitants and guaranteeing
Read moreMexico’s October Inflation Hits 6.24 Percent
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s inflation rate hit 6.24 percent in October, its highest level since December 2017, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) said Monday, Nov. 8. The National Consumer Price Index (INPC) hike was above market forecasts, which had predicted an annual increase of 6.16 percent, according to a group of economic analysts consulted
Read moreThe Devastating Effects of Michoacan’s Green Gold Business
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The overexploitation of soil in Mexico’s wester central state of Michoacán, caused by the cultivation of avocados, has produced drastic effects on the environment and the endemic ecosystems of that state. Mexico is the center of global avocado production, specifically the central region of the country. Today, at least 135,000 hectares of Michoacán — Mexico’s
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