2024-05-11 20:15:10
During the first three months of the year, the National Production of grain and oilseeds fell 14.5% due to the acute drought experienced in the country, warned the Agricultural Market Consulting Group (GCMA).
Mexico went from producing 5,752 million metric tons in the first quarter of 2023 to 4,916 at the start of this year, he noted. Juan Carlos Anayadirector of the consultancy, in an interview with this newspaper.
He explained that in the case of corn, Imports hit a record of almost 6 million tons that had to be brought from abroad, because here hI had a small harvest.
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Regarding beans, which are one of the main foods in the country, imports are recorded at record levels in the first trimester, reaching the figure of 118 thousand metric tons and where it is located at up to 50 pesos per kilo in self-service stores.
In the case of rice, it increased 62.2% imports so far this year. For this moment in 2024 that we continue waiting for the rains, The harvested area registers a drop of 14.8%, after the severe drought that is affecting the spring summer 2023 cycle, which affects the Bajío region and the state of Chihuahua.
Anaya indicated that average prices, both national and import, show a downward trend, with 27.8% y 39.9%respectively.
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The specialist in agro-food, Juan Carlos Anaya, He warned that this is the lowest national production in a decade and Mexico is passing into countries that have to bring their food from abroad.
He pointed out that to the decline in grain production in the country we must add that we are living a six-year period with an inflation not seen since administration of Ernesto Zedillo, said.
He specified that if the expected rains, “We will have the second worst year in history for bean production,” one of the main Mexican foods.
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He commented that the problem from the lack of water promoted the arrival of foods such as corn, beans, rice, wheat and soy from abroad, but it also has to do with the lack of a self-sufficiency policy that has been a failure in this six-year term.
He Agricultural Market Consulting Group He emphasized that for a production of 37 million metric tons that is achieved in Mexico, up to 43 million metric tons enter from other countries, which does not help local producers.
In the case of fruit and vegetable foods, avocado decreased in price to the producer by 10.5%, costing 17 pesos per kilo, but it increased 12.2% to the final consumer who purchases it up to 55 pesos per kilo.
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In the case of lemon, the exported volume grew by 5.4%, motivated by the 14.8% decrease registered in the price (23 pesos kilo).
The consultancy detailed that the price to the producer decreased 80% (3 pesos kilo), and to the consumer 77.8% (10 kilo pesos).
For banana statistics, it decreased 14.3% (6 pesos kilo) and the consumer increased by 15% (23 pesos kilo). “The export volume decreased by 8.3%, even though the price registered a decrease of 0.3% in the price (11.2 pesos kilo).”
Regarding food prices, it was reported that this six-year period averaged an inflation of 5.02%, being the highest period after the Government of Ernesto Zedillo, which had an average inflation of 9.56%.
Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto left an average food inflation of 4.78%, 4.35% y 4.03%, respectively explained the GCMA.
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2024-05-11 20:15:10