Fig and grape, good investments for Aguascalientes

MIRADOR / MI TIERRA. COSIO, Aguascalientes. The demand for figs in countries such as the United States, Russia, Canada or the United Arab Emirates with a minimum guarantee price of 20 pesos per kilo, allow a higher profit margin than traditional crops such as corn or tomato, explained agribusinessman José Luis Gonzalez. He pointed out that there is a very strong demand for the fig abroad, so the outlook for the fruit has a great future. He said that two years ago he received an invitation from the Secretariat for Rural and Agribusiness Development (Sedrae) to attend a national conference given by engineer Molina, president of the National Association of Fig Producers, and it was there that the idea arose of the project. The first year was focused on getting the plants, planting and developing them, although planting began after May 2019, at the end of the same year a small production was obtained, which it hopes to increase by the next few months. José Luis González indicated that ...