The profitability of tamarind production is reduced in Mexico

YENSUNI LÓPEZ ALDAPE. THE COMMENTARY. At the beginning of March, the tamarind producers will be harvesting the first fruits, and although this year there is little fruit, they hope to sell a little more and at a better price, however, the challenges that come reduce profitability and the boom every day. of this crop. According to the tamarin grower from Tecomán, Israel Gallardo Aparicio, this year they will have barely 50% of the population's production planted per tree, and to this is added a reduction in the planted area, since he assured that some plots are being felled to change the use of land for plantain: "This crop is having a boom and they have been felling entire plots of tamarind, that does not mean that it is still significant, but it is happening." Despite the above, this 2022 they expect a better price that ranges between 10 to 20 pesos per kilo, considering that last year the warehouses were closed due to Covid-19 and the companies bought from 20, 30 or up to 50 % ...