Asparagus production in Mexico increases more than 10%

Published 2021년 4월 10일

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Mexico's asparagus production in 2021 reached 301 thousand tons, marking a 10.4% increase from the previous year and the highest in recent years, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. With a peak harvest from December to April, 70% of the supply was available in the country. Concentrated in states like Sonora, Guanajuato, Baja California Sur, and Baja California, asparagus is Mexico's third-largest global crop, accounting for 30% of the worldwide total. The United States was the primary export destination in 2020, along with Spain, Chile, Japan, Belize, the United Kingdom, Panama, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates.

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The national production of asparagus stood at 301 thousand tons during 2021, which allowed it to reach an increase of 10.4 percent compared to the previous year and the best in recent years, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), the harvest of this crop had production peaks during the months of December to April, with 70 percent of the supply available in the country. In 2017, 246 thousand tons were produced; in 2018 production increased to 278 thousand tons; Although in 2019 it had a slight decrease to 272 thousand tons, this 2021 represented an attraction for organized farmers. Mexico is the world's third largest producer of asparagus. Thus, 30 percent of the volume produced in the world comes from the fields of the country. During 2020, most of it was exported to the United States, in addition to Spain, Chile, Japan, Belize, the United Kingdom, Panama, Hong Kong and the United Arab ...

Source: Milenio