After two years, vegetable prices recover in Mexico

ELÍAS MEDINA AND KARINA LIZÁRRAGA. THE SOUTH CALIFORNIAN. There are in Baja California Sur more than 5 thousand hectares of tomato, chili and onion; 80% is exported to the United States. LA PAZ, Baja California Sur. (OEM-Informex). After two years of losses due to the collapse in prices caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, vegetable producers in Baja California Sur expect a recovery for the harvest that is about to start in crops such as onions, peppers and tomatoes, once the consumption is increasing. Thus, it is expected that the tomato harvest will begin in two more weeks with a price of 10 pesos per kilo in the field; the onion is paid up to 20 pesos per kilo, the serrano peppers at 20, the jalapeños at 15 and the anchos at 13. The main vegetable producing areas are located in Vizcaíno, the Todos Santos area, Pescadero and Los Planes, the Santo Domingo Valley and Mulegé. In the previous harvest, thousands of tons of vegetables -especially tomatoes- were left in the field due to ...