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Third, the trade strategy had a few big takeaways for it. Exporting cash crops was initially lucrative, but import capacity became much more important than exports. Without coal and iron, which had to be imported, Haiti just couldn't function, and these were much more important than crop exports. By relatively early in the game, I handed over all port capacity to imports.

Thanks for writing. This was an enjoyable read.
And from this- the key to success seems to be negative trade balance. :D

And you're most welcome :)