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Government statistics show avocado exports now bring more money into the country than petroleum. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/06/mexico-co
by SamPutnam 9y ago
Government statistics show avocado exports now bring more money into the country than petroleum.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/06/mexico-considers-importing-avocados-as-global-demand-drives-up-prices https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/06/mexico-...
- dekhn 9y agomexico nationalized its oil industry and mainly uses it for internal supply (their choice), so I don't think this is a really useful comparison.
- mullen 9y agoMexico just mismanages it. They use it for Internal Supply because they have screwed up PEMEX so much they can't product enough oil for export.
- kilroy123 9y agoYes it's pretty crazy. They ship it to the US to be refined. Then they buy it back. Sounds like a huge bloated organization with little regards to efficiency. Source: dated a woman who worked there.
- Toast_25 9y agoIt's recently been privatized.
- onekorg 9y agoYeah, last time I visited my hometown there were British Petroleum and Arco gas stations. They were offering slightly better prices than Pemex.
- Toast_25 9y agoIME they've also been offering better quality, at least shell. Hopefully they'll also end the widespread practice of shorting customers.