Mexico is in the grip of the worst tortilla crisis in its modern history.
Dramatically rising international corn prices, spurred by demand for the grain-based fuel ethanol, have led to expensive tortillas. Tortilla prices have tripled or quadrupled in some parts of Mexico since last summer.
With a minimum wage of $4.60 a day, Mexican families with one wage earner have been faced in recent months with the choice of having to spend as much as a third of their income on tortillas.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 27 January 2007 - 03:19 PM.