Prensalibre.com reports that with the expansion of the plant they will now be able to "... process an additional 1,750 metric tons a month, which will be used for the manufacture of cornmeal under the brands Maseca, Tortimasa, and Masarica. The figure is equivalent to the production of 3 million 800 thousand 2 pound packs of Maseca which could make over 119 million tortillas a month. "

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Representatives of Maseca Group, a subsidiary of Gruma Centroamerica, explained that the aim is to increase the volume exported to the rest of the region.

Source: prensalibre.com

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