Although the price of corn has remained stable, the National Tortilla Council claimed that some supplies have become more expensive and the operational costs of the outlets have increased.
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The president of the National Council of the Tortilla (CNT), Homero López, announced that the price of the tortilla will rise by between 2 and 4 pesos per kilo in Mexico City and in some localities of the State of Mexico, after it was announced that the cost of flour will increase by between 450 and 500 pesos this Wednesday, April 15. In a radio interview, he recalled that the price of the tortilla has not increased in the last three years and is currently sold between 22 and 24 pesos in Mexico City. By transferring the increase in the price of flour to the kilo of tortilla, Homero López added, the adjustment would be approximately 25 cents, which represents a minor impact, so the main concern is the 16% deficit facing the sector. "The behavior of the price of corn has been stable, but it must be remembered that the tortilla is not only made with pure corn or industrialized corn flour, we have an entire value chain and we have detected increases in inputs, such as food-grade paper ...