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The article highlights a significant increase in the price of corn sold through Diconsa, Oaxaca's supply council, by 1.50 pesos per kilogram, leading to concerns about the impact on tortilla prices and communities with high corn consumption. Despite a letter from the Supply Council requesting a reconsideration of the price increase, which is now above 9-10 pesos, the set limit for private initiative, the price adjustment remains unchanged. In contrast, the prices of rice and sugar have decreased. The rise in corn prices, essential for tortilla production, is attributed to increased storage and transportation costs, further exacerbated by sea transport expenses at the Salina Cruz port. This situation affects marginalized communities, many of which depend on corn for daily tortilla consumption, as they struggle with rising costs.
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NIV NEWS. TUXTEPEC, Oaxaca. As a result of storage and transportation costs, the price of corn sold through Diconsa increased from this month by 1.50 pesos per kilogram, which affects the communities that consume the most corn in the area, mainly due to the increase in price. of the tortilla. According to the Supply Council of the Diconsa Pueblo Nuevo warehouse, corn was maintained until the end of December at 5 pesos, but with the increase for the 50-kilo package they pay 325 pesos more. Therefore, the council sent a letter to Mexico addressed to the director of Segalmex so that the increase be reconsidered, but the answer was definitive, the price will not decrease because it is below the limits of private initiative that is maintained between 9 and 10 pesos. However, what did have a decrease in price was the kilo of rice and sugar, the price is 15.50 for rice and 18.50 pesos per kilogram of sugar, while corn flour remains at 13 pesos with 20 pesos. cents, in such a way that it ...
Source: Inforural
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