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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)

Changes in consumer food preferences from corn toward wheat reduced demand.

Manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left Mexico for the U.S. due to lower wages, reducing the need for Mexican-grown corn.

NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to increase production, which flooded the market.

Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.

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Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.

Explanation: NAFTA lowered trade barriers and allowed large quantities of U.S. corn — produced with government subsidies and economies of scale — into Mexico at much lower prices than many small Mexican producers could match, driving them out of business.