Mexico is one of the most competitive markets in organic foods

Since 2024, Mexico has shown dynamism in the production of certified organic foods, thanks to 48,874 producers - mainly small - on more than 200 thousand hectares in the 32 federal entities of the country. The National Service of Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality (Senasica) detailed that Mexico ranks second worldwide in the production of organic coffee and wild collection, and third in the generation of tropical fruits. In the production of plant origin, more than 300 foods are certified, such as coffee, pepper, banana, avocado, orange, wheat, cocoa, nopal, corn, aromatic herbs, cinnamon, sugar, peanut, safflower, mango, chia, blackberry, oregano, agave and xoconostle. As for animal products, the largest production corresponds to honey and other products derived from beekeeping, an activity in which more than 2,400 producers from nine states, mainly in the southeast of the country, participate. Likewise, more than 30 livestock producers are registered, who offer derivatives of ...