More on weather and politics
It's not just China where the capacity of the state to deal with weather-related problems is being tested. Mexico might face its own challenges.Cold snap hits Mexico maize crop
A spell of unusually cold weather in northern Mexico has severely damaged the maize crop in the state of Sinaloa.
Officials estimate the losses could amount to four million tonnes of corn - 16% of Mexico's annual harvest…
At a meeting with Sinaloa farmers and state officials, President Calderon [said]… "It is not an ordinary catastrophe or the simple loss of a harvest, but an emergency situation that demands a clear and forceful response from the authorities, a response that is not lost in bureaucratic delays"...
Tortilla prices have already been rising in line with a spike in grain prices on global markets.
In 2007 high tortilla prices provoked widespread protests in Mexico…
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Labels: capacity, economics, Mexico, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:22 AM
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