Producers prefer to sell green coconut than to supply pulp market in Colima, Mexico

Published 2020년 10월 28일

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The President of the Association of Coco Producers in Colima, Cecilio Gutiérrez Silva, explained why coconut pulp producers are not being supplied by 'coco culturists'. The issue lies in the profitability of selling 'spoon coconut', a form of the fruit where the buyer is responsible for cutting and removing it, compared to the costs and efforts required to produce coconut pulp. This has led to a situation where pulp producers are sourcing most of their supply from other states, such as Michoacán and Guerrero, due to lower prices for dry coconut in Colima. Additionally, the producers are facing significant challenges, including pest issues and a lack of financial support, which has further encouraged the selling of spoon coconut over pulp.

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YENSUNI LÓPEZ ALDAPE. THE COMMENT. COLIMA, Colima. After some coconut pulp producers pointed out that the cococulturists do not supply their market, the president of the Association of Coco Producers, Cecilio Gutiérrez Silva, explained that it is more profitable for the producer to sell the so-called spoon coconut, because It does not make the expense of cutting and moving, since the buyer is responsible for cutting it and removing it from the garden. Gutiérrez Silva acknowledged that by selling spoon coconut they cannot supply pulp producers, who are forced to bring the product mainly from Michoacán and Guerrero. He pointed out that for the coco grower, the price of dry coconut is getting cheaper every day and "that's why pulp producers bring dry coconut from those states." Currently, the green coconut is selling for 8 pesos while the dry coconut was up to 2 pesos and 50 cents. "It went up to 4 pesos per unit, but you are already paying a little more, because here in the ...

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