During the first 6 months of 2008, the United States imported from Africa, Asia, and Latin America more than 1.6 billion pounds of coffee and did not export any coffee. Based on this, we know definitively that

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The fact that the United States imported coffee from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and did not export any suggests that these regions have a comparative advantage in coffee production, meaning they can produce coffee at a lower opportunity cost than the United States.

During the First 6 Months of 2008, the United States