Trade goods events

This article is accurate for the latest versions of EU3, Napoleon’s Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind.

Trade goods events are a group of province events. The trigger condition mostly consists only of the trade good produced in the province. There is at least one event for every trade good.

Bumper year

ID: 6418 Type: Province Some of our grain farms are having an excellent year, allowing us to feed more troops and so increasing our manpower.
Trigger conditions: is producing grain. The province owner has at least 100% of total manpower.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
You can never have too much manpower: The province owner gets: Manpower: +10%

Excellent vintage

ID: 6419 Type: Province Our wine experts believe that a recent vintage from one of our wine producing areas is of superior quality. Our people are happily drinking it.
Trigger conditions: is producing wine.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
As long as there is some left for me: gets the modifier: “Excellent vintage” for 360 days giving the following effect: Stability investment: +5 monthly

Poor vintage

ID: 6420 Type: Province One of our more prestigious vineyards has shockingly produced a wine of vastly inferior quality. Needless to say, people think less of our country for it.
Trigger conditions: is producing wine.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
I hope I never drank any: The province owner gets: Prestige: –10%

Quality wool

ID: 6421 Type: Province Recent shipments of wool have been of unsurpassed quality, earning our nation extra money.
Trigger conditions: is producing wool.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
You can never have too much money: The province owner gets: Treasury: +100

Poor uniforms

ID: 6422 Type: Province One of our cloth suppliers has been found to be supplying substandard cloth for our army uniforms. We understand that the troops are not impressed.
Trigger conditions: is producing cloth.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
Damn them: The province owner gets: the modifier: “Poor uniforms” for 360 days giving the following effect: Morale of armies: –0.05

Hardy seamen

ID: 6423 Type: Province Our traditional fisheries are proving excellent grounds for the recruiting of sailors for our fleet. This has filtered through into better leadership in our navy.
Trigger conditions: is producing fish.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
Good to see: The province owner gets: Naval tradition: +2%

Natives not assisting

ID: 6424 Type: Province Local native 'helpers' are temporarily not assisting our fur trappers, this is leading to reduced production.
Trigger conditions: is producing fur.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
They will help us again: The province owner gets: Treasury: -25

Salt crisis

ID: 6425 Type: Province Rumours are sweeping the country that there has been a shortage in salt production. Although we have tried to quash these rumours, people are certain there will be a salt crisis soon.
Trigger conditions: is producing salt.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
We will have to live with this: The province owner gets: the modifier: “Salt crises” for 360 days giving the following effect: Production efficiency: -1%

Excellent supplies

ID: 6426 Type: Province Our naval supply production has been unusually good. Giving us a boost in ship production.
Trigger conditions: is producing naval supplies.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
That is good news: The province owner gets: the modifier: “Good supplies” for 360 days giving the following effect: Big ship cost: -5% Light ship cost: -5%

Poor quality copper

ID: 6427 Type: Province Some of our copper mines have hit some below standard ores, this has pushed up the cost of artillery units in our nation.
Trigger conditions: is producing copper.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
I am disappointed: The province owner gets: the modifier: “Poor copper” for 360 days giving the following effect: Artillery cost: +5%

GOLD RUSH!

ID: 6428 Type: Province Our miners have hit a massive deposit of gold. Massive amounts of money is flowing into the treasury.
Trigger conditions: is producing gold.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
Oh Yes: The province owner gets: Treasury: +400. Inflation: +1%

Iron ore quality problems

ID: 6429 Type: Province One of our iron ore mines has hit some lower quality iron ore. This has made the raising of units more expensive.
Trigger conditions: is producing iron.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
I’m sure we have enough men anyway: The province owner gets: the modifier: “Poor iron” for 360 days giving the following effects: Infantry cost: +5% Cavalry cost: +5%

Disease

ID: 6430 Type: Province An outbreak of disease has swept through the local population weakening the local populace. This has lead to a reduction in the number of healthy people we can export as slaves.
Trigger conditions: is producing slaves.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
It will pass: gets the modifier: “Epidemic” for 360 days giving the following effect: Production efficiency: –5%

Quality ivory

ID: 6431 Type: Province Our Ivory production has of late been of much higher quality than usual. People are admiring the quality of the workmanship.
Trigger conditions: is producing ivory.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
It is a good day: The province owner gets: Prestige: +1%

Tea party

ID: 6432 Type: Province Local residents, upset at seeing their high quality tea shipped abroad have attacked a tea ship and thrown the cargo into the harbour. Although the over all quantity was negligible, the province does have a little discontent.
Trigger conditions: is producing tea.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
Something must be done: gets Revolt risk: +1

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Storms

ID: 6433 Type: Province Storms have hit some of our chinaware ships, but if we ask for help from some of our neighbours we could save the cargo.
Trigger conditions: is producing chinaware. The capital of the province owner is in europe.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
Ask for help: The province owner gets: Prestige: -1%		We need no help: gets the modifier: “Storms” for 360 days giving the following effect: Production efficiency: –5%

Harvest failure

ID: 6434 Type: Province The spice harvest in one of our spice producing regions has failed, although not badly. However production will be reduced due to this.
Trigger conditions: is producing spices.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
This is not ideal: gets the modifier: “Harvest fails” for 360 days giving the following effect: Production efficiency: –5%

Slave uprising

ID: 6435 Type: Province Slaves at one of our plantations have staged an uprising, which was suppressed. Although the brutality of the suppression has lead to rising discontentment amongst the happy servile population.
Trigger conditions: is producing coffee, cotton, sugar or tobacco. has not the religion Animism or Shamanism. The province owner does not have the modifier: “The Abolition of Slavery Act”.			Mean time to happen: 5000 months
Options:
They should know their place: gets Revolt risk: +1