Where Are the Main Producing Regions for Mexican Tomatoes?

According to the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP, In 2020, the 32 states reported tomato production, of which Sinaloa unquestionably led tomato production in Mexico, with 684,333 mt, that is 20.3% of the total volume produced, followed by San Luis Potosí and Michoacán, which produced 380,175 mt and 248,499 mt, that is, 11.3% and 7.4%, respectively.

Sinaloa was also the state with the largest harvested area, 10,369 ha, followed by 5,321 ha in Michoacán and 3,077 ha in Zacatecas, so these 3 entities represented 41.5% of the national harvested area for this crop. However, in terms of yield, Querétaro is currently the reference state, with 366 t/ha, leaving Sinaloa in 18th position with 66 t/ha. The states that followed Querétaro were Nuevo León and Coahuila with 214 t/ha and 156 t/ha, respectively.

Regarding the value of production, Sinaloa also led with 8,376 million pesos, leaving San Luis Potosí and Michoacán in second and third place; while the highest average price per ton was obtained by Baja California with 23,022 $/mt, a state that was fourth in terms of production value with 2,058 million pesos.