Fruit growers in Mexico expect economic recovery in the sector

Published 2021년 7월 30일

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Producers in Mexico's San Nicolás Zecalacoayan community are hoping to boost their economy by selling the fruit they harvest during the Chiles en Nogada season. Despite the economic decline due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's fruit crop has been successful, with no damage from frost or hail. The community grows seasonal fruit trees on 230 hectares and also grows corn, beans, and squash. The fruit is sold in local markets and used in the traditional dish, Chiles en Nogada. The Mexican government has supported fruit producers with over 376 million pesos from 2013 to 2016, aiding over 25,000 people. Currently, fruit growers in Michoacán are exporting mangoes to several countries, while banana producers are exporting their product to the United States and other European countries.

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According to local media with the Chiles en Nogada season in the region of Texmelucan and Huejotzingo (Mexico), producers of fruit trees from the community of San Nicolás Zecalacoayan in the municipality of Chiautzingo, hope to commercialize the fruit they harvest to improve their family economy that has declined in the Covid-19 health contingency that continues to be experienced. The producers commented that fortunately this year there were no problems due to frost and hail, consequently the fruit was not burned or destroyed, on the contrary, it reached its full development that is allowing a good harvest to be collected, which has been commercialized in the Texmelucan and Huejotzingo markets and is being sold by the box at the Central de Abasto in Puebla City and Mexico. About 70% of the inhabitants of the Zecalacoayan community are dedicated to the production of seasonal fruit trees, such as apple, apricot, plum, pear and peach, which are distributed in 230 hectares of the ...

Source: ClPortalFrutiCola