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In Fields and Markets, Guatemalans Feels Squeeze of Biofuel Demand
2013-01-06 04:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In the tiny tortillerias of this city, people complain ceaselessly about the high price of corn. Just three years ago, one quetzal about 15 cents bought eight tortillas; today it buys only four. And eggs have tripled in price because chickens eat corn feed. Meanwhile, in rural areas, subsistence farmers struggle to find a place to sow their seeds. On a recent morning, José Antonio Alvarado was harvesting his corn crop on the narrow median of Highway 2 as trucks zoomed by. Were farming here...
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