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The article highlights the severe shortage of black beans in Mexico, with production levels dropping due to the after-effects of a drought in 2019. This shortage has led to a significant increase in bean prices, prompting the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy to request duty-free import of 70 thousand tons of black beans from Argentina and Brazil. The ministries blame the lack of government support and climate change for the production decline. Critics argue that the government's assistance program, Prices of Guarantee, designed to ensure food self-sufficiency, has not met its objectives, and that the cessation of support for commercial agriculture has exacerbated the problem. Additionally, the article notes a 51% increase in bean imports in the first quarter of the year compared to 2020, amidst concerns over decreasing water storage levels in Mexico's dams, which could further harm producers.
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MOISÉS RAMÍREZ AND VÍCTOR FUENTES. THE NORTH. MONTERREY, Nuevo León. The Ministries of Agriculture and the Economy urged the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (Conamer) to authorize the duty-free import of 70 thousand tons of black beans to compensate for a drop in their production. In an official letter, they pointed out that the shortage is a product of the 2019 drought, from which producers have not been able to recover and has raised bean prices. In this regard, producers recognized the effect of the drought for two years, but affirmed that if the Government had granted support to the field, the problem would have been mitigated. “Climate change is affecting the whole world and in Mexico we are already seeing it right now with the drought, that is the main cause of the situation that we are bringing right now with beans and that is putting other crops at risk. "However, if the federal government had granted support to motivate to increase production further, the ...
Source: Inforural
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