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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 20 > Guatemalans feel the squeeze of biofuel

Guatemalans feel the squeeze of biofuel

• Land once devoted to food now grows crops for refineries

By Elisabeth Rosenthal / The Bulletin
January 20, 2013

GUATEMALA CITY — In the tiny tortillerias of this city, people complain ceaselessly about the high price of corn. Just three years ago, one quetzal — about 15 cents — bought eight tortillas; today it buys only four. And eggs have tripled in price because chickens eat corn feed.

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