Guerrero’s Cocaine Production Surges 1,271 Percent in Two Years
According to data from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Guerrero’s coca leaf production has grown exponentially over the last two years alone
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AMLO’s Support to Farmers
Read moreSinaloa Governor Blames Business for Mexico’s Corn Pricing Crisis
As Mexico’s corn farmers protest against the low price of corn and stalled negotiations with the federal government, the National Regeneration Movement governor attempted to shift blame away from the government and onto private enterprise
Read moreUS and Mexico Clash over Genetically Modified Corn Regulations
By KELIN DILLON According to new reports, the U.S. government has purportedly threatened to appeal to the international treaty the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) if it cannot reach an agreement with Mexico on the subject of genetically modified corn crops, an issue which Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard announced on Monday, Nov. 28, must be fully discussed between
Read moreMexico’s Grain Production Falls, Imports Rise
By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s domestic grain production has fallen throughout the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), as the production of widely consumed products like corn, sorghum and wheat has dropped off, while Mexico has increased its international grain imports in turn in an effort to keep up with consumer demand. According to the Secretariat of Agriculture
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Read moreCDC Warning on Chihuahua Onions Threaten Mexican Farmers
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican onion exporters took a big hit when the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning on Wednesday, Oct. 20, saying that fresh whole red, white and yellow onions from the northern state of Chihuahua were responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has impacted 37 U.S. states and sickened at least 600 people
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Read moreNAFTA to USMCA: A Southern Partnership Perspective
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreAMLO Gets a Taste of His Own Chocolate Soup
By RICARDO CASTILLO First, let me explain some Mexican meanings for the word “chocolate.” Chocolate is Mexico’s sweetest gift to humanity. That, however, does not mean that Mexicans use the word chocolate just to refer to confectionaries. In Mexican slang, chocolate can mean the contrary of sweet – bitterness or outright anger. Take, for instance, the phrase used in the title of
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