A) 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)
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.
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
and increasing imports of U.S. corn.
A) 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)
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.
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.