Mexico registered an agri-food surplus of 603 million dollars in January 2021

Published 2021년 3월 17일

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In January 2021, Mexico achieved a surplus in its agri-food trade balance of $603 million, with total agri-food trade reaching $5.719 billion. Despite a decrease in agricultural exports by 12.1%, a surplus of $345 million was reported. Agro-industrial exports saw a growth of 9.82% at $1,585 million, leading to a surplus of $258 million. The main Mexican export groups were vegetables, beverages, and fruits. Notably, pork meat, natural honey, and unroasted coffee were the agricultural products with the highest exports, while inflated toasted cereal products, frozen orange juice, tequila and mezcal, waters and soft drinks, and beer were the agro-industrial products with the highest increases in sales abroad.

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Onion and garlic, fresh or chilled; unroasted coffee; Pork meat and natural honey, among the agricultural products with the highest increases in shipments last January Mexico City, March 17, 2021.— The balance of the trade balance of agri-food products (agricultural and agro-industrial) of the country registered a surplus of 603 million dollars in January 2021, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). He explained that in the first month of the year, based on statistics from the Bank of Mexico, agri-food sales generated income to the country for 3,161 million dollars, while imports amounted to 2,558 million dollars. Thus, the country's total agri-food trade with its commercial partners (exports and imports) reached 5.719 billion dollars last January, of which 55.27 percent corresponds to sales made by the country, highlighted the federal agency. In the case of agricultural exports, although they showed a decrease of 12.1 percent, a surplus of 345 million ...

Source: MX2000