While Mexico is no longer a major producer of vanilla ​ — its production being affected by such factors as destruction of the coastal rain forest and, more recently, by flooding — ​ it still possesses a valuable treasure, vanilla’s genetic base.
इसकी कुछ वजह हैं, वहाँ के तटवर्ती बरसाती जंगलों का नष्ट किया जाना, और हाल ही में आयी बाढ़ ।