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Supply Shocks - Cartels Terrorise Mexican Farmers
Graham Watson
20th September 2022
Supply-side shocks come in various forms: droughts, freezes and floods are the sorts of things that you'd associated with agricultural produce. But cartels? Either way, a fall in supply has increased the price of limes.
There's also some fascinating insights into how Persian limes are originally grown from orange seeds.
Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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