Beer, tequila and avocado are top Mexican products consumed in the US

Published Apr 11, 2022

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In 2021, the United States saw a 23.7% increase in its trade with Mexico in the agri-food sector, reaching a total of $64,130 million. This trade encompassed a variety of Mexican products, with beer, tequila, and avocados being the most popular. The total export value from Mexico to the US amounted to $38,786 million, while imports from the US to Mexico were valued at $25,344 million. The main export categories from Mexico to the US included beer, tequila, avocado, tomato, berries, pepper, beef, strawberries, bakery products, and confectionery. This trade dynamic underscores the growing importance of the agricultural sector in the bilateral relations between Mexico and the US.

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At the end of 2021, beer, tequila and avocado were the most consumed Mexican agri-food products on the tables of American families, with an upward trend in bilateral trade, highlighted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ( Sader). Last year, Mexican exports totaled a record figure of 38 thousand 786 million dollars, while imports totaled 25 thousand 344 million dollars, with which trade between the two nations reached 64 thousand 130 million dollars. This figure represented an increase of 12 thousand 289 million dollars, 23.7 percent more compared to 2020, when total bilateral trade totaled 51 thousand 841 million dollars, said the federal agency, based on figures from the United States Census Bureau. Thus, in three years, agro-industrial trade between Mexico and the United States went from 50 thousand 309 million dollars to 64 thousand 130 million dollars, Sader detailed in a statement. The main Mexican export products to the US market in 2021 were beer, tequila, ...

Source: MXagronoticias