Michoacan exports more than 20,000 tons of coconut freshplaza.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freshplaza.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mexican lettuce production increases by 4.5%
The United States is the main export destination with a 98% share
Mexico produced 539,000 tons of lettuce in 2020, i.e. 4.5% more than in the previous year. According to data from the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), Mexico s lettuce production increased at an average annual growth rate of 3.6% between 2017 and 2019. In 2017 production stood at 481,000 tons, a year later it increased to 486,000, and in 2019 it totaled 516,000 tons.
The country positioned itself as the world s ninth-biggest producer of lettuce with a 1.8% share.
Mexico mainly produces Romain and Orejona lettuces, which together account for 98% of the national harvest. They also produce Baby leaf and Escarola varieties. The crop is produced in 21 states of the country. At the end of the 2020 agricultural year, Guanajuato was the main producing entity with a 27.3% share. It was followed by Zacatecas with 17.8%, Aguascalientes with 14.8%, and Puebla with
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The state of Michoacan established itself as one of the main melon-producing entities in Mexico. According to data from the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), Michoacan…