Trouble in Margaritaville: Is a Tequila Shortage Looming?
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 05.30.07 | 2:45 PM ET
Not long ago, we read about problems stemming from a glut of agave on the market. Now, Reuters reports that Mexican farmers are burning fields of blue agave used to make tequila so they can plant more corn. The price of the crop has been steadily rising as a result of growing demand for the alternative, corn-based fuel ethanol. As a result, officials estimate that as much as 35 percent less agave will be planted this year. “Those growers are going after what pays best now,” said an official with Mexico’s Tequila Regulatory Council. We’re all for cleaner-burning fuels, but let’s not get crazy here. Think of the poor citizens of Margaritaville. We’re talking severe dehydration possibilities.
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Jim Benning is the cofounder and coeditor of World Hum.
