The dollar rose, the price of tortillas rose to 18 pesos

Despite these Televisa television actress Andrea Legarreta believes that "the dollar's rise will not affect the Mexicans," the fact that, in itself, has proven that this claim is unfounded.

Mexico, February 8, 2016 (anonopshispano.com) .- On Monday, the Ministry of Economy report peñismo said a few days, has been in Mexico, the price of staple food tortilla unprecedented increase in recent years. It has been observed in all cities, the largest increase occurred in the product's north and south of the city.

The figure is the highest in the city Hermosillo, Sonora found that with each kilogram of tortillas record 18 peso price. 2015 kilograms of tortillas in the city is still the average cost of 12 pesos; in other words, the price of the product increased by 33%. This trend is a national information system and market integration (SNIIM) covered the city in the middle repeatedly, wherein the product has risen to levels above 14 pesos.

The city below, the price is even more significant increase in Mexicali, there are 17.57 pesos, Capeche, to 16.13, Matamoros and Chetumal, priced at the level of 16 pesos. In contrast, in the center, such as Mexico City, Puebla and Tlaxcala city peso tacos between 10 and 12 kg.

Tortillas, the staple food of Mexicans, is the use of one more Mexican families inputs: household spending, on average, buy food expenditure of 8.3% of the product, so any increase in their prices significantly affect the family pocket .

Germany auerdo subway, this unusual rise is mainly due to the increase one ton of corn, which increased from an average of 3600 pesos at other times 5500 prices, food shortages increase, but now, according to Antonio de la Torre, in President of the manufacturers Alliance in the field, all because the dollar rose as the dollar price of the product is prescribed.

These are the tortillas in Mexico, in February the average price of the first week,


• Hermosillo, Sonora: 18 pesos.
• Mexicali, Baja California: 17.57 pesos.
• Campeche, Campeche: 16.13 pesos.
• Chetumal, Quintana Roo: 16 pesos.
• Matamoros, Tamaulipas: 16 pesos.
• Merida, Yucatan: 15.42 pesos.
• Villahermosa, Tabasco: 15.40 pesos.
• Acapulco, Guerrero: 15.38 pesos.
• La Paz, Baja California: 15.25 pesos.
• Chihuahua, Chihuahua: 15 pesos.
• Piedras Negras, Chihuahua: 15 pesos.
• Tepic, Nayarit: 15 pesos.
• Culiacan, Sinaloa: 15 pesos.
• Nogales, Sonora: 15 pesos.
• San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora: 15 pesos.
• Poza Rica, Veracruz: 15 pesos.
• Veracruz, Veracruz: 14.88 pesos.
• Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz: 14.75 pesos.
• Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas: 14.50 pesos.
• Cancun: 14.40 pesos.
• Kuai Na Wa Kamo Morelos: 14.33 pesos.
• Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas: 14.25 pesos.
• metropolitan area of ​​Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 14.05 pesos.
• Colima, Colima: 14 pesos.
• Celaya, Guanajuato: 14 pesos.
• Monterrey 14 pesos.
• Queretaro, Queretaro: 14 pesos.
• Tampico, Tamaulipas: 14 pesos.

For those who have not yet completed, and corn prices set by the estimated price of up to 20 pesos, which would be a blow to family finances Mexicans, especially the less well favored.