Mexico is now the world's 8th largest agro-food exporter

Mexico's agri-food exports have been rising steadily over the last years. In 2010, Mexico's agri-food exports accounted for 1.4% of global agri-food exports; 10 years later, in 2020, they made up 2.3% of global agro-food exports. In 2018, Mexico entered the world's top 10 list of agro-food exporters for the first time. After occupying the list's ninth position for two years in a row, it became the world's eighth largest agro-exporter in 2020, surpassing both India (at number nine) and Argentina (at number 10). According to the World Trade Organisation, Mexico's agro-food exports that year amounted to 41 billion USD. The European Union – taken as a single exporter – tops the list with 231 billion USD (excluding intra-EU trade). The upward trend in Mexico's agro-food exports continued to rise in 2021: Based on information by the Bank of Mexico, the Mexican consultancy firm GCMA reports that from January to July 2021, Mexico's agro-food exports amounted to 25.7 billion USD, a rise of ...