They bet on the local consumption of dates and on export in Mexico

In addition to being a good option for food, it is also a good long-term business option. The palates of the United States, Australia, France and Holland delight in dates harvested in the agricultural valleys of Mexicali, Baja California and San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, a product that is worthy of being recognized as a food of Mexican pride. As a business it is also attractive and they recognize it as a good option for reconverting crops for the agricultural area. Marco Antonio Chavira, who is today one of the main date farmers in the Mexicali Valley, considers it important to emphasize that it is a crop with long-term benefits. "Many people think only that it generates profits but they don't stop to think that it is a long-term crop and that it requires investment, one hectare of adult date palm generates more profit than ten hectares of wheat." Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sader, indicate that during 2021 in the Mexicali Valley there was a ...