The great demand for garlic, production grows in northwestern Mexico

Published 2022년 3월 10일

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Sonora, Mexico is a major contributor to the country's vegetable production, accounting for 5% of the national garlic production and being the fourth largest garlic producer in Mexico with an production of 4,318 tons. The region is also a significant producer of other vegetables such as chives, broccoli, and asparagus, with high quality produce that is in demand in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The superior quality of these vegetables, especially chives, has made San Luis Río Colorado a key supply point for the United States despite being planted in neighboring countries. In 2020, the region planted 485 hectares out of over 800 scheduled, produced 19,753 tons of broccoli with a yield of 22 tons per hectare, and harvested 41,338 tons of asparagus with a yield of 11.8 tons per hectare. Additionally, 6,105 tons of lettuce were produced in 2020 on 284 hectares.

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Sonora contributes 5% of what is generated at the national level of a product in great demand for its usefulness in the kitchen and healing properties. There are different products that are generated during the 12 months, the crops of chives, broccoli and asparagus stand out in San Luis Río Colorado. Due to its multiple properties, including to prevent Alzheimer's, garlic has positioned itself as one of the most demanded products and with it the need to increase its production. A kilo of this crop is priced at around 100 pesos in local supermarkets, making it one of the most valuable. Currently, Sonora is the fourth entity that produces the most garlic in Mexico, only below Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Puebla and Baja California. During recent years, its production in state territory has risen to generate 4,318 tons of product, mainly in the town of Ures. It is so important that it is common to find strings or braids of garlic heads hanging in rural establishments in Sonora due to their ...

Source: MXagronoticias