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'There's absolutely nothing': locked-down Mexico grapples with national beer shortage

Deemed ‘non-essential’, brewing was halted more than a month ago, leading to a thriving black market
Beer for sale early last month in Mexico City. Supplies have dwindled as the country in a national beer drought. Photograph: Jose Pazos/EPA

Mexicans sheltering in place during the Covid-19 crisis have endured crowded quarters and rising temperatures. Now they’re enduring another challenge: a nationwide beer drought.

Beer production in Mexico was halted more than a month ago as health officials declared brewing a “non-essential” activity.

Since then, the country’s stockpile has dwindled, fueling

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