Editing Mezcal (section)

==Exportation==
In the 21st century, mezcal, especially from Oaxaca, has been exported.<ref name="barrios"/> Exportation has been on the increase and government agencies have been helping smaller-scale producers obtain the equipment and techniques needed to produce higher quantities and qualities for export. The National Program of Certification of the Quality of Mezcal certifies places of origin for export products. Mezcal is sold in 27 countries on three continents. The two countries that import the most are the United States and Japan,<ref name="siglo"/> and exports are increasing as the liquor grows in popularity.<ref>Archibold, Randal C. (21 July 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/world/americas/22mescal.html "Move Over, Tequila, It's Mescal's Turn to Shine"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 19 March 2016.</ref><ref name="siglo">{{cite news |title=Producción de mezcal genera 29,000 empleos |url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/201134.produccion-de-mezcal-genera-29-000-empleos.html |newspaper=El Siglo de Durango |location=Mezquital, Dgo |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=19 October 2009 |language=es |trans-title=Mezcal production generates 29,000 jobs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223349/http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/201134.produccion-de-mezcal-genera-29-000-empleos.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United States, a number of entrepreneurs have teamed up with Mexican producers to sell their products in the country, by promoting its handcrafted quality, as well as the Oaxacan culture strongly associated with it.<ref name="saltzstein"/>

The booming industry has been met with opposition from ecological activists, in 2021 San-Francisco based [[neozapatismo]] news outlet [[Radio Zapatista]], released an article on the damage the industry and its mass-production is doing to the environment of the [[Mixteca Region]] and the cultures of the region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Las nuevas fronteras para la acumulación de la industria del agave en la región mixteca|url=https://radiozapatista.org/?p=36973|access-date=14 March 2021|website=Radio Zapatista|language=es-MX}}</ref>