agricultural · input
Nixtamalized corn flour used for tortillas, tamales, and flatbreads; Gruma (Mexico) controls ~70% of Mexican market and >50% of US tortilla market through Maseca/Mission Foods brands; essential for Latin American-origin bread products
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What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on corn masa flour (nixtamal) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
1 company produce corn masa flour (nixtamal).
World's largest corn flour and tortilla manufacturer; brands: Maseca, Mission Foods, Guerrero; controls ~70% of Mexico's corn flour market and >50% of US tortilla market; in some Mexican markets, 9 out of 10 kg of tortilla flour is Gruma/Maseca; found to have 'no competitive conditions' by Mexican regulator COFECE in 2024
