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Basic economics say what is the consumers willing to pay. I guess if the product is unique and there is no competition, then you can tag whatever you want on to the consumers. Reality is I don't know what Mexico make that has a monopoly in the market. So, I don't believe in the doomsday theory.
"Mexico is the largest supplier of fresh and frozen fruit to the United States, accounting for over 30 percent the volume and over 30 percent of the value of fresh and frozen fruit imports (excluding bananas). Mexico ships mostly limes, tangerines, mangoes, grapes, pineapples, papayas, avocados, and strawberries."
Source:https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/fruit-tree-nuts/trade/
Your google skills seem to be off. Try this:
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/mexico
In case you don't bother with the link here's the summary. Less than 10% account for agricultural products.
U.S. goods imports from Mexico totaled $295 billion in 2015
The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2015 were:
- vehicles ($74 billion)
- electrical machinery ($63 billion)
- machinery ($49 billion)
- mineral fuels ($14 billion)
- optical and medical instruments ($12 billion).
U.S. imports of agricultural products from Mexico totaled $21 billion in 2015
For the record, I didn't say limes (acgriculture) is the biggest export from Mexico to the US. It's obvious that cars and electronics are the top exports. However, Mexico is the largest supplier of fresh and frozen fruit to the US. (Which is coming from USDA economic reseach service.)
Just tax everything that comes from Mexico to the US. (Since they backed out of the meeting with Trump.) Go for the one, two punch and also tax the remittances going to Mexico from the US.
Next on the Trump's short list is China.
#believeme
Alienate our southern neighbor and China. China is already investing heavily in developing economies and will now become the #1 trade partner with Mexico. Trade is not only about economics but also about geopolitical stability. Anger Mexico and you get China at your doorstep.
peppy said:
Basic economics say what is the consumers willing to pay. I guess if the product is unique and there is no competition, then you can tag whatever you want on to the consumers. Reality is I don't know what Mexico make that has a monopoly in the market. So, I don't believe in the doomsday theory.
peppy said:
"Mexico is the largest supplier of fresh and frozen fruit to the United States, accounting for over 30 percent the volume and over 30 percent of the value of fresh and frozen fruit imports (excluding bananas). Mexico ships mostly limes, tangerines, mangoes, grapes, pineapples, papayas, avocados, and strawberries."
Source:https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/fruit-tree-nuts/trade/
eyephone said:
Your google skills seem to be off. Try this:
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/mexico
In case you don't bother with the link here's the summary. Less than 10% account for agricultural products.
U.S. goods imports from Mexico totaled $295 billion in 2015
The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2015 were:
- vehicles ($74 billion)
- electrical machinery ($63 billion)
- machinery ($49 billion)
- mineral fuels ($14 billion)
- optical and medical instruments ($12 billion).
U.S. imports of agricultural products from Mexico totaled $21 billion in 2015
peppy said:
For the record, I didn't say limes (acgriculture) is the biggest export from Mexico to the US. It's obvious that cars and electronics are the top exports. However, Mexico is the largest supplier of fresh and frozen fruit to the US. (Which is coming from USDA economic reseach service.)
Just tax everything that comes from Mexico to the US. (Since they backed out of the meeting with Trump.) Go for the one, two punch and also tax the remittances going to Mexico from the US.
Next on the Trump's short list is China.
#believeme
Loco_local
Active member
But I like Sprouts! It's one of the lsst non Asian markets in Irvine and I don't know how they would survive if they had to pay 20% more for their imported produce.
In the old days I would just buy locally grown fruits and vegetables, but now all of that land is houses (which by the way were bought by non USA born humans)
In the old days I would just buy locally grown fruits and vegetables, but now all of that land is houses (which by the way were bought by non USA born humans)
eyephone said:
Alienate our southern neighbor and China. China is already investing heavily in developing economies and will now become the #1 trade partner with Mexico. Trade is not only about economics but also about geopolitical stability. Anger Mexico and you get China at your doorstep.
irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
Liberal elitist and HRC supporter Mark Zuckerberg is against building a wall on Mexican border:
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/27/mark...t-trumps-anti-immigrant-executive-orders.html
However, Zuckerberg builds wall to illegally keep native Hawaiian landowners from accessing their own property:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/people-furious-down-hundreds-protesters-000537628.html
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/27/mark...t-trumps-anti-immigrant-executive-orders.html
However, Zuckerberg builds wall to illegally keep native Hawaiian landowners from accessing their own property:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/people-furious-down-hundreds-protesters-000537628.html