# Mexico HS 280421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280421 exports from Mexico: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Mexico |
| HS6 | 280421 |
| Latest exports | $1.2M |
| Active destinations | 14 |
| Three-year growth | +0.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,406 |
| Weighted share | 51.4% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Ecuador at $242.4K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands at $321.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.6K / ton.
- Price spread: 14,952%.

## Export history

- 2010: $322.2K
- 2011: $273.8K
- 2012: $298.8K
- 2013: $515.3K
- 2014: $574.2K
- 2015: $826.8K
- 2016: $650.9K
- 2017: $388.9K
- 2018: $495.4K
- 2019: $452.5K
- 2020: $982.1K
- 2021: $975.1K
- 2022: $1.5M
- 2023: $1.0M
- 2024: $996.0K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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