Food and the Flu in Mexico: Prices Tell All

Percentage rise in price in Mexican supermarkets from29 April to 5 May Chlorox   234 Mayo           27.7 Eggs             12.5 Fideos         21.6 Beans           54 Guavas        40   (on account of their high vitamin…

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Swine flu report from Guanajuato, Mexico

Many thanks  to all the friends who have emailed, or facebooked, or called asking how we are. As you may have heard, Mexico City was shaken by a 5.7 earthquake…

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Soy Kikkoman

The Economist has a fascinating article on  Yuzaburo Mogi, head of Kikkoman, the company that makes soy sauce and much more.  He comes from one of the founding families of…

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