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Our country only manages to produce one 44% of the foods consumed in the grain and oilseed category, recorded the Agricultural Markets Consulting Group (GCMA).
This means that more than half of these products have to be imported from countries such as Brazil y USAAs is the case with beans, we have been having problems with production for some time now.
Juan Carlos Anayapresident of the consultancy, said that while in horticulture Mexico has surplus sales in cases such as tomatoes, where we achieved a production of 250%, in avocado we reached a 223% and the green chili 150%, In the case of basic grains consumed by Mexicans, we do not have the capacity to achieve self-sufficiency in the matter of feeding.
Anaya pointed out that we are the third country in the world that has to import grains, because it is the main heel of Achilles of the country’s agri-food sector, which has to do with better policies, but also with drought and environmental changes.
Consulted on the matter, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development assured that during 2023, 724 thousand tons of beans and nearly 27 million 550 thousand tons of corn were obtained, information located in the Agri-food panorama 2018-2024, prepared by the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP). Sader pointed out that in grain corn production, until 2023, the highest level in five years was achieved, growing 3.8% more than the previous year in 2022.
Anaya, an expert in agro-foods, stressed that Mexico could not achieve food self-sufficiency as was offered at the start of this administration and in the case of yellow corn (for consumption) livestock e industrial) 99.5% will be imported.
“Mexico produces white corn close to 20 million metric tons and 3 million tons “yellow metrics”.
He Agricultural Markets Consulting Group He estimated that we have a surplus in fruits and vegetables and we are fulfilling a large production of lemons (127%) and oranges (100%). Regarding the agro-industrial sector, Mexico has achieved 112% in sugar cane and 657% in agave, with estimated data in millions of metric tons.
In the case of corn, it is brought from abroad. 0.5% of non-GMO organic white grain, explained the GCMA.
Hope in the bean
The consultancy indicated that in the case of bean production there is the possibility of a recovery of more than 57% compared to 2023.
This is due to the fact that the abundant rains recorded in the months of June and July have contributed to a monthly increase of 37% in the estimated production in the spring-summer 2024 harvest of this product, which will go from 456 to 625 million metric tons, which raises the outlook for the 2024 harvest from 803 to 972 million tonnes.
Juan Carlos Anaya commented that the prices of all varieties of beans show stability in the production areas where the sales prices correspond to sporadic sales of small volumes.
He clarified that due to the lower quality of the beans, Durango and Zacatecassome intermediaries have opted for Sinaloa at a price of 26 pesos per kilo and sell it retail for up to 30 pesos.
In addition, the vegetative development conditions of beans planted in the spring-summer 2024 cycle in Durango and Zacatecas are considered very good.
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2024-09-25 04:24:08