Mexico City. An increase in the price of the tortilla would be "disastrous" for the economy of millions of Mexican families and could even trigger government intervention, warned Rodolfo Ostolaza, deputy director of economic studies at Banamex. "An impact on the tortilla, I think, would indeed be disastrous, which is why it is being handled politically... It is something that would go completely against the Package Against Inflation and Dearth (Pacic)," the specialist expressed at a press conference. Yesterday, the National Tortilla Council announced that the cost of a kilo of tortilla could increase by two to four pesos. Regarding this, this morning, President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that there is no reason that justifies this increase if, currently, the price of corn is at historically low levels. A potential price hike in the tortilla, which is also an essential input for millions of families, would have direct effects on the real economy. "If the tortilla goes up, only the ...