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[Link] A Drug Cartel War Is Making Lime Prices Skyrocket in Mexico
Read: 31/1/2022 www.vice.com
MEXICO CITY—Limes are part of Mexico’s identity. Essential companions to tequila, tacos and guacamole, they’re critical ingredients in the country’s gastronomy. They are also a pawn in an escalating war among rival drug cartels that is driving lime prices to record levels.
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[Link] Upstart Corn Activists in Mexico Just Beat GMO Goliath Bayer-Monsanto
Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com
Mexico's Supreme Court just rejected appeals by companies including Bayer-Monsanto, Synganta, and Corteva, and voted to ratify an injunction that restricts the cultivation of genetically modified corn.
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