Increased Production Cost in Mexico Leads to a Drop in Produce Production for the 2022/23 Season

In the 2021/22 season, Mexican produce like tomato, cucumbers, and squash encountered high prices due to the increasing input and production costs of up to 400%, making the industry unprofitable. Seed distributors in Mexico indicate that seed sales for the 2022/23 season decreased since producers are looking to produce less as demand was not ideal in the 2021/22 season.