Miller Magazine Issue: 113 May 2019

MEXICO 81 MAY 2019 Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world. It is a market of over 127 million people, the tenth largest population in the world. Its USD 1.1 trillion economy makes it the second largest economy in Latin Ameri- ca and the 15th largest economy in the world. Mexico has a large, diversified economy that is linked to its deep trade and investment relations with the United States. Mexico is a member of the World Trade Orga- nization (WTO), Asia-Pacific Economic Coope- ration (APEC), the G-20, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It has more free trade agreements “Mexico is the world’s 11th-largest agricultural and livestock producer, and the 3rd-largest in Latin America. The agribusiness industry in Mexico has been in continuous and steady expansion, with the agribusiness landscape driven in part by strong con- sumer demand and a steadily growing middle class. With a large land mass and a diverse range of climates, Mexico is well-suited to large-scale agri- cultural production.” Mexico: Well-suited country to large-scale agricultural production