# Why heirloom tortillas are an endangered species - Macleans.ca

> A feature piece describes how traditional heirloom corn cultivation in Oaxaca, Mexico is declining as aging farmers, migration and erratic weather reduce production. The article links the decline partly to falling corn prices after decades of free trade among the US, Canada and Mexico.

- Date: 2020-03-06 · published 2020-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54105-why-heirloom-tortillas-are-an-endangered-species-macleans-ca
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a long-running structural story about specialty landrace corn rather than a new supply shock to the commercial feed corn market. It has little direct effect on US corn futures or feed grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [The U.S. and Mexico are in a dispute over tortillas. It started with genetically modified corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28274-the-u-s-and-mexico-are-in-a-dispute-over-tortillas-it-started-with-genetically.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-04-07 | [Chase for tastier tortillas starts with age-old 'Mexican gold'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71464-chase-for-tastier-tortillas-starts-with-age-old-mexican-gold.md) | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-15 | [Imported tortillas? Big Mexican farmers fear cuts will hit harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50626-imported-tortillas-big-mexican-farmers-fear-cuts-will-hit-harvests.md) | +2.7% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-03 | [Terrain \| Will Tortilla Tensions Spoil the U.S. Feed Corn Fiesta?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27824-terrain-will-tortilla-tensions-spoil-the-u-s-feed-corn-fiesta.md) | -1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Mexico to study imported GM corn impact on tortillas \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36382-mexico-to-study-imported-gm-corn-impact-on-tortillas-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- macleans.ca: https://macleans.ca/society/why-heirloom-tortillas-are-an-endangered-species/

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