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Jalisco in Mexico stands out in the production of berries nationwide

Mexico
Published Aug 4, 2021

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VIRIDIANA SAAVEDRA. THE WESTERN. In Mexico, more than 35 thousand hectares of this crop were planted, of which more than 9 thousand are in the state. Guadalajara Jalisco. Jalisco is a national leader in the agricultural sector and in products such as blueberry, raspberry, agave, fodder corn and milk, reported Salvador Álvarez García, in charge of dispatch at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader).

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This, by highlighting the entity's performance, mainly in the berry sector, which has grown considerably in recent years in terms of the production of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, as it went from 58 thousand tons to 865 thousand tons between 2015 and 2020. “Jalisco has increased its productive indicators in the last ten years, in Mexico more than 35 thousand hectares of this crop were planted, of which more than 9 thousand are in Jalisco, which represents 26.39% of the surface dedicated to the production of berries nationwide ”. He indicated that in Mexico more than 3 million tons are produced annually, of which 23.30% are in Jalisco. For his part, José Luis Bustamante Fernández, president of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Berries Exporters (Aneberries), highlighted that they generate 420 thousand formal jobs. "Today we are reaping the fruits of being a self-regulated ...
Source: Inforural
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