Mexico, second world exporter of shelled pecan nuts

Published 2021년 10월 8일

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Mexico is a major exporter of walnuts and pecan nuts, with the United States being its primary market. The country ranked second in the world for pecan nut exports in 2020, accounting for 14.9% of the global market. From 2016 to 2020, Mexico's average annual walnut exports was 16 thousand tons, with a 11.9% annual growth rate, and Chihuahua was the leading walnut-producing state. Walnuts are known for their nutritional benefits, including being a good source of energy, protein, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. They are also linked to heart disease prevention due to their unsaturated fats and daily consumption can help lower total and LDL cholesterol.

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AGRICULTURE PRESS RELEASE (SADER). The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development reported, based on figures from the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), that the average Mexican exports of this oilseed was 50 thousand tons in the period 2016-2020. According to the Center for Research in Nutrition and Health of the National Institute of Public Health (CINyS-INSP), walnuts have great nutritional content, are an excellent source of energy and protein of plant origin, and rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium and vitamins. With a participation of 14.9 percent in the world market, Mexico was ranked in 2020 as the second exporter in volume of shelled pecan nuts, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to figures from the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), the federal agency indicated that the average Mexican exports of this oilseed was 50 thousand tons in the period 2016-2020. The main ...

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