Grapefruit production accumulates 70,720 tons in Mexico

Published 2020년 12월 4일

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Michoacán is experiencing a good grapefruit production season, with a 4% increase in the first ten months of the year, making it the second-largest producer in Mexico. The state has produced 70,720 tons of grapefruit across 4,891 hectares, with a yield of 14.45 tons per hectare. The municipalities of Múgica and Parácuaro contribute 70% of the state's production. The department of Sustainable Agriculture and the cultivation of biological agents to control pests have played a significant role in improving both the quality and quantity of the fruit. Grapefruit, rich in vitamin C and low in calories, is exported to seven countries, including France, Holland, Poland, Japan, and Canada, with an economic benefit of 206 million pesos last year.

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MARICRUZ RÍOS. THE VOICE OF MICHOACÁN. Good year for the state grapefruit, second place nationally. 70,720 tons of grapefruit produced this year; 4% increase in state grapefruit production. MORELIA, Michoacán. Good year so far for the state grapefruit, which reports a 4 percent growth in its production during the first ten months of the year, which consolidates Michoacán as the second nationwide entity in this crop. Programs such as Sustainable Agriculture and greater penetration in the international market have raised not only the quality and volume produced of the fruit, but also its commercial value in recent years. As it is precisely a more profitable crop and has received a special review from the State Government, producers have consolidated their orchards and improved grapefruit yield. Of the 796 producing families, it stands out that 142 are headed by women, who have managed to maintain good numbers in the recent five years. It has also served to detonate production that ...

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