Aquaculture in Mexico aims to close the year with growth of 3.7 percent

Published 2021년 12월 3일

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Mexico is the leading producer of farmed shrimp, with a 40.3% share, followed by Sonora and Nayarit, and is expected to produce 227 thousand metric tons in 2021, marking a 3.7% growth. The industry relies heavily on balanced feed, accounting for 65% of production costs. With over 11 thousand kilometers of marine coastline, Mexico has a vast potential for marine aquaculture and is diversifying its production to include trout and tilapia. The National Council of Manufacturers of Balanced Foods and Animal Nutrition (Conafab) is playing a key role in this development, highlighting the importance of sanitary management, technological support, and investment for the sector's growth.

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MARÍA DE JESÚS ESTRADA and JAVIER VEGA. DEBATE. Sinaloa is the main producer of farmed shrimp, with a participation of 40.3 percent, followed by Sonora with 39.7% and Nayarit with 7.5%. For this 2021, shrimp production will close at 227 thousand metric tons (MT), approximately, with a growth of 3.7 percent, where, of the total volume, 22 percent corresponds to product caught in the bays of Mexico and 78 percent in aquaculture farms, refers the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca). It should be noted that Sinaloa is the main producer of farmed shrimp, with a participation of 40.3 percent, followed by Sonora with 39.7 percent and Nayarit with 7.5 percent. Good practices in the management of this species have made it possible to achieve exploitation at a maximum level of sustainability for the most part, especially in the Pacific area. For their part, manufacturers of balanced feed for aquaculture species play an important role in providing a product that ...

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