U.S. and Canadian Christmas trees dominate Mexican market
Submitted by mexbiznews on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 9:32am
Global Post
In a crowded Mexico City market, Christmas shoppers elbowed and tussled past each other to a busy stall selling festive trees.
On the left were trees that were smaller, greener, softer, and grown in forests close to the city. On the right were drier, taller and sharper trees, which had been imported from the United States and Canada.
“Give me that giant one,” a middle-aged man said, pointing to one of the imports.
U.S. and Canadian Christmas trees have flooded into Mexico in recent years.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/mexico/111219/christmas-inc-american-trees-economy
