Mexico: Rains boost mango production in southern Sinaloa

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Published Nov 6, 2021

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According to local media, the rains generated by hurricanes Nora and Pamela strongly affected vegetable producers in the valley of the municipalities of Rosario and Escuinapa, however, for the mango industry the situation for the next season will be different. . The fruit grower businessman Ismael Díaz Murillo confirmed that with the abundant rains the outlook will be different for mango producers in the state, since a good season is expected from May to September. “In the case of mangoes, the rain benefited, it has been abundant, this year more than 1,200 millimeters have accumulated and for a rain-fed mango to have a good production it needs to rain more than 800 millimeters, we believe that this can bring good production for next year, ”Ismael Díaz Murillo told El Sol de Mazatlán.

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"The 2021 season was of low production due to the lack of rain, and that is because the mango crops in the south of the state are seasonal," he added. Díaz Murillo acknowledged that 30 thousand hectares of mango are produced in the southern part of the state and in recent years new agro-industries have been installed that give added value to the activity, such as dehydrated, frozen and pureed mango producers. "The south of Sinaloa agriculturally depends on the mango, there are more than 30 thousand hectares, it is still the crop that produces the highest production, in rainy conditions compared to grains and other fruits that cannot even be grown if there is no water," he said. The businessman stressed that the main market for mango exports is Mexico and also countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and countries in South America. The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico (Sader) reported that in September of this year the value of the ...

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