The cotton crisis in Mexico

Agriculture in the Mexicali Valley is going through one of its worst stages in terms of production due to the reduction in official support for the establishment of different crops, as well as their commercialization. A clear example of the lack of support is the resounding fall in the cotton area in the region: In 2016, 10,930 hectares of cotton were planted; in 2017, 25 thousand 789; in 2018, 31 thousand 993; in 2019, 31 thousand 786; in 2020, 18 thousand 240, while in 2021 the area fell to 13 thousand 522 hectares. However, for this 2022 the expectations for the cotton area in the Mexicali Valley are very low. Last weekend, the Federal Secretary of Agriculture announced that barely 4,186 hectares of cotton had been planted, when there are only 10 days left before the official planting period ends, even though there are possibilities that the term will be extended to April 10. , as has happened in previous years. It should be noted that the cotton area scheduled for this year is ...