High temperatures deal a heavy blow to blackberry production in Mexico

Published 2022년 5월 12일

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The Mexican blackberry market, which accounts for 97% of the USA's fresh blackberry imports, primarily from the state of Michoacán, has seen significant growth since the early 2000s. The industry has transitioned from the 'Brazos' cultivar to the 'Tupy' variety, and faces challenges such as heatwaves, high pricing due to scarcity, and the need for chemical defoliation and growth regulators in regions without winter chilling. There is an ongoing effort to replace the Tupy variety due to pathogens like Fusarium, with high tunnel production being a strategy to extend the growing season and reduce costs.

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In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Charts’ series, Sarah Ilyas studies the state of the Mexican blackberry market. Each week the series looks at a different horticultural commodity, focusing on a specific origin or topic visualizing the market factors that are driving change. According to the USDA’s Economic Research Service, Mexico represents 97 percent of the USA’s fresh blackberry imports. 96 percent of this volume comes from the state of Michoacán. Blackberry production in Mexico grew substantially in the early 2000s. In 2017, Mexico occupied 97% of the market share for fresh blackberries imported into the United States, while Chile captured 61% of the market share for American imports of frozen blackberries. While once based on the cultivar 'Brazos', an old erect blackberry cultivar developed in Texas in 1959, the Mexican industry is now dominated by the Brazilian 'Tupy' released in the 1990s. The 'Tupy' has the erect blackberry 'Comanche', and a ‘wild Uruguayan ...

Source: Fresh Fruit Portal