Sonora is the national leader in agricultural exports

Published 2020년 7월 6일

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Sonora, Mexico is a leading agricultural exporter, accounting for 11% of the country's total exports with a value of $3.7 billion in 2018. The majority of these exports, 73%, are received by the United States and Canada, while China, Japan, and Brazil also contribute to the total. Sonora's focus on strict sanitation has allowed it to maintain freedom from several diseases, facilitating exports and diversifying crops. The state is a global leader in pecan nut exports and is notable for its production of various crops, including zucchini, watermelon, potatoes, table grapes, asparagus, and wheat, as well as fish products like carcass cedar and shrimp.

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TANYA VÁSQUEZ. THE IMPARTIAL. The United States and Canada receive 73% of agricultural production, the rest goes to China, Japan and Brazil, among other countries. HERMOSILLO, Sonora.- Leader in the export of products such as pecanera, table grapes, asparagus, among others, Sonora ranks fifth in Mexico among the states that send goods from the agricultural sector abroad. With an export of $ 3.7 billion, which represents 11% nationwide, the value of production has increased in recent years in the state. During 2018, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Water Resources, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sagarhpa), of the total exports 73% went to the United States and Canada and the rest to countries such as China, Japan , Brazil, Chile, among others. For the secretary of the Sagarhpa in the State, Jorge Guzmán Nieves, having strict sanitation at the agricultural and livestock level, has allowed Sonora to locate in these places. "Health, in addition to ...

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