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Why is vanilla so expensive - A Level economics in six minutes
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16th May 2019
Put your revision notes down for 6 minutes to watch this! Why is vanilla so expensive? There is a strong case for saying that the entire A level micro and macro course could be taught just using this video! Can you find 20 relevant concepts and issues?
A single cyclone could knock out Madagascar's entire vanilla crop. The country grows 80% of the world's supply https://t.co/bGmW3DVW7j pic.twitter.com/37pkRPRasN
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 15, 2019
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