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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)

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

Mexican corn farmers lost their livelihoods as a consequence of NAFTA for a few key reasons. First, the manufacturing jobs that processed the corn left Mexico for the U.S. due to lower wages. This reduced the need for Mexican-grown corn, as it was now being processed in the U.S. Second, changes in consumer food preferences from corn toward wheat also reduced the demand for Mexican corn. Lastly, NAFTA gave subsidies to Mexican corn farmers to increase production. While this was intended to boost the Mexican corn industry, it actually flooded the market with an excess supply of corn and made it difficult for Mexican farmers to compete with the government-subsidized U.S. corn.