Mexican agricultural production and exports on the rise

Published 2020년 12월 9일

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The Panorama Agroalimentaria report by Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reveals Mexico as the 11th largest food producer in the world, with a total agricultural land area of 24.6 million hectares. The country's production value in 2019 was nearly € 48 billion, with a 2% increase from the previous year. The primary sector employment saw a decrease to 11.9% in 2019 from 13.3% in 2018. Mexico is a significant exporter, ranking 8th globally, and achieved the highest food-trade surplus in the last 25 years in 2019. The report highlights Mexico's leading role as the world's largest avocado and blackberry producer, with notable increases in the export values of various crops.

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The Panorama Agroalimentaria is compiled by SIAP, the Information Service of the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, based on data provided by its experts in the field, as well as satellite and drone images from the satellites. Highlights Some highlights from this year's release include the following: Mexico has 24.6 million hectares of agricultural land, 108.9 million hectares of land for livestock and 125,000 hectares for fish farming. (in comparison: in the Netherlands the total agricultural land use is less than 2 million hectares). Mexico produced almost € 48 billion worth of food in 2019, an increase of about 2% compared to 2018, making it the 11th largest food producer in the world (in this ranking, by the way, the European Union, instead of individual European countries , counted as one producer). 11.9% of the Mexican active labor force is employed in the primary sector (excluding the food processing industry). This is a decrease compared to 2018, when ...

Source: Agroberichtenbuitenland