The correct answer is: Mexican farmers could not compete with government-subsidized U.S. corn.
NAFTA allowed for the free trade of agricultural products between Mexico and the United States. This meant that Mexican corn farmers were suddenly faced with competition from heavily subsidized U.S. corn, which lowered its price and made it difficult for Mexican farmers to sell their corn at a competitive price. The subsidized U.S. corn flooded the Mexican market, leading to a decrease in demand for Mexican-grown corn and causing many farmers to lose their livelihoods.
The other options provided (manufacturing jobs leaving Mexico, changes in consumer food preferences, and subsidies to increase production) may have had some impact on Mexican corn farmers, but the primary reason for their loss of livelihoods was the inability to compete with subsidized U.S. corn.
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)
Mexican farmers could not compete with governmentsubsidized U.S. corn.
Manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left Mexico for
the U.S. due to lower wages, reducing the need for
Mexican-grown corn.
Changes in consumer food preferences from corn toward
wheat reduced demand.
NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to
increase production, which flooded the market.
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