[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "Irrelevant for reasons I provided in a previous posting.
The trade was eventually going to Europe, regardless of where it was produced in the South."

But you provided no cogent reasons, only babbled incoherently, refusing to confess what's important here.

[DiogenesLamp]

But you provided no cogent reasons

I provided no reasons why a section of the Country that produces between 73-85% of all exports to Europe would monopolize trade with Europe?

Are you stupid?