The Avocado is an amazing fruit. Not only because many of you hold for exceptionally healthy, it is also suitable for heated discussion, if, for example, the high water consumption of the Avocado-growing and – keyword: Avocado-shame – the transportation of the fruit in air-conditioned containers to be approximately addressed to the world. As always discussions of this kind like to go out, in any case, the Avocado is a great deal of attention. Therefore, it is not surprising that the giant berry comes to the fore, when America, discusses the impact of an impending closure of the border to Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump had recently tweeted, that the probability of this was due to the high number of illegal immigrants “very high”. However, everything is in connection with the Mexican border is very high: it is considered to be one of the most frequented in the world, so a closure would not only meet illegal immigrants, but also countless workers, students, consumers, and tourists.

90 percent of the Avocados come from Mexico

And Avocados. “The United States will have three weeks after the closing of the border, no Avocado, more” the headline in the British Guardian. Had said this sentence to Steve Barnard, head of Mission Produce, the world’s leading producers of the fruit. A worse timing for such a delivery stop is not even conceivable, because currently Mexico deliver virtually 100 per cent of the Avocados in the United States, said Barnard the impending disaster. The Avocados in California were not yet so far, in addition, the harvest from the case where only low. Statistics from the US Department of agriculture to confirm, by and Large, what Barnard says: Almost 90 percent of the Avocados in the US stores come from Mexico, the small remainder comes from countries such as Peru, Chile or the Dominican Republic. The United States, the Avocado-crisis, as the country has not yet seen.

Every day, the chamber of Commerce, would be Goods to the value of 1.7 billion dollars cross the border to Mexico.

But so striking, the Avocado may be, the consequences of a border closure would be far fruit is more dramatic than a mere lack of Butter. The US chamber of Commerce speaks of a border closure would end in an “economic debacle”. It was not at all understandable why the White house that references to the “right” to his economic achievements, and only just more conciliatory tones of the trade dispute with China have hit, now such a step could go. Every day, the chamber of Commerce, would be Goods to the value of 1.7 billion dollars cross the border to Mexico.

U.S. firms on replenishment from Mexico

The trade with Mexico, instructed plays for the United States a far greater role than trade with China. 2018 exported Goods to the value of 265 billion dollars to Mexico, the comparable figure for China was $ 121 billion. 80 percent of Mexico’s exports are transported by road and Rail and would be so directly affected by a border closure. The imports from Mexico will add up to $ 300 billion. The industries in both countries are so closely interwoven, that the US companies are dependent on a constant supply of products from Mexico. In this respect, a closure of the border, companies could put in front of existential problems, warns the chamber of Commerce. All the more, as the companies fought duties with the consequences of Trumps Criminal.

Perhaps all of this will be discussed less hot than the really big Problem – the lack of supply of Avocados.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 03.04.2019, 19:25 PM