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Analyze the impact of NAFTA on Mexican corn farmers. Why did so many Mexican corn farmers lose their livelihoods as a consequence of NAFTA? (1 point)
O Changes in consumer food preferences from corn toward wheat reduced demand.
Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. cor.
NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to increase production, which flooded the market.
Manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left Mexico for the U.S. due to lower wages, reducing the need for Mexican-grown corn.
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Correct answer: Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.
Brief explanation: NAFTA removed tariff and quota protections on agricultural imports, allowing large quantities of heavily subsidized, high‑yield U.S. corn to enter Mexico at low prices. Small, labor‑intensive Mexican maize producers—many producing for local markets with higher costs and lower yields—could not compete with the cheaper U.S. grain, lost income, and many abandoned farming or migrated in search of other work.
Brief explanation: NAFTA removed tariff and quota protections on agricultural imports, allowing large quantities of heavily subsidized, high‑yield U.S. corn to enter Mexico at low prices. Small, labor‑intensive Mexican maize producers—many producing for local markets with higher costs and lower yields—could not compete with the cheaper U.S. grain, lost income, and many abandoned farming or migrated in search of other work.
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