Mexican President López Obrador: The director of Maseca promised not to increase the price of corn flour

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that measures will be applied so that 24 products in the basic basket do not increase in price, including tortillas. In a "morning" press conference at the National Palace, the Chief Executive said that this afternoon he will meet with a group of 20 distributors and producers, among the most important in the country, in basic consumption. The President said that Maseca promised not to increase the price of corn flour until next February. "That's important, because we're talking about tortillas and who distributes about 80% of the corn flour that tortilla factories use. The other company is Minsa, which is also participating." It also reads: "My main concern is the increase in tortilla prices," says López Obrador Among the measures that will be discussed, he said, will be that food prices do not increase. "One ...