Since more than 10 thousand years ago when it was domesticated in Mexicofrom plants that grew wild such as “teocinte”, the corn has received many namesfor example, centli, choclo, corn, milho, elote and subsequently, corn with the arrival of the Spanish peoplealthough his scientific name is “Zea Mays”.
And it is preciously, with the discovery of America in 1492, that the corn It spread throughout Spain, the rest of the American continent, Europe, Africa, India and China and is currently the main grain grown worldwide with 1,228 million tons by 2024.
In Mexico have more than 60 varieties of cornAs the white, yellow, blue and sweet cornwhich are part of the Mexican diet.
Although the tortillas be the main derivative of cornIt is also used to produce oils, popcorn, cereal, chewing gum, candy, jellies, mayonnaise, baby food, cosmetics and soaps.
However, throughout history, tortillas have become the main food of Mexicans in the city and in rural areas, since they provide 50% of the calcium we require daily, in addition to magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and vitamins A, C, D, E, B1 and B2.
In the Mexican gastronomy“the tortilla is the plate and the spoon for multiple dishes”.
Therefore, since the tortilla is one of the favorite foods of Mexicans, we should ask ourselves, where are the most expensive tortillas in the country sold?
If your favorite place to buy tortillas is a tortilleria, then, the most expensive prices you will find them in Hermosillo, Sonora and Matamoros, Tamaulipas where they are sold for $31 per kilo, compared to the national average of $23 per kilo, according to data from the Federal Ministry of Economy.
From there follow the cities of:
- San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora and Piedras Negras, Coahuila = $30 per kilo.
- Acapulco, Guerrero = $29.3
- Nogales, Sonora = $28.5
- Ciudad Obregón, Sonora = $28.3
- Reynosa, Tamaulipas = $28
- Merida, Yucatan = $27.9
- Gómez Palacio, Durango = $27.5
And you may wonder, where in the national ranking and at what price are tortillas sold in Sinaloa?
Culiacán is among the 16 cities in the country with the most expensive tortillas with a price of $26 per kilo of tortilla.
While the cheaper tortillas you can find them in Puebla, Tlaxcala and Toluca.
In this context, it must be remembered that Sinaloa It was until the last 2022-23 cycle, the main producer of corn with 6.5 million tons.
However, for this 2023-24 autumn-winter cycle, due to drought problems and the bankruptcy of thousands of producers due to the disastrous marketing scheme implemented by Segalmex, only 286 thousand hectares of corn were planted, which at best scenarios will produce 3.5 million tons, with which Sinaloa will lose, for the first time in 30 years, the national leadership in corn production, being displaced by Jalisco.
But, in addition, Mexico (the country of origin of corn) will have a production of only 23 million tons of corn, compared to the 28 million tons that were produced at the beginning of the six-year term and we have become the second largest importer of corn. in the world with 21 million tons, which represents 45% of national consumption.
Therefore, I ask you, dear reader: if with 6.5 million tons of corn the price of tortillas was $26 per kilo, at what price will the tortilla skyrocket with only half the corn production, to $30, $35 or $40 pesos per kilo?
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