Mexico: How important is beef to country's economy?

Frozen beef, Tahiti lemon, gulupa and cape gooseberry are among the goods that increased exports the most until August. Exports of non-mining energy goods reached a value of USD 11,522 million between January and August, the highest value for this period since 2008 when this kind of sales totaled USD 11,971 million. (Read: Colombia sends 30,200 live animals to Egypt) The analysis of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism for this class of goods, based on the report revealed by DANE, indicates that they increased 24.8% compared to 2020 and 12.3% compared to 2019, the year prior to the pandemic. Exports from the agricultural and food sector totaled USD 6,043.5 million until August and grew 18.8% in relation to 2020. Foreign sales of manufactures reached USD 5,535 million, grew 29.5%, and incidentally boosted the behavior of non-mining companies. “External sales of both the agricultural and food sectors and those of manufacturing, so far this year exceed the amounts exported ...