The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa) from Michoacan, stated through the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP) that the mango from Michoacan's production value had surpassed the 833 million pesos in Michoacan alone.
Sagarpa stressed that the mango had achieved this value because the area had increased by three thousand hectares, which were worked during the agricultural year 2017. Thus the state increased its production area from 20,200 hectares to 23,201 hectares.
Michoacan, which produced more than 150 thousand tons of mango (i.e. 18% of the national production in 2017), is the 5th largest supplier of this tropical fruit and 5th biggest exporter of Mexican mango, thanks to the phytosanitary measures with which it carries out its production and having orchards that have been certified as pest-free.
Sagarpa in Michoacan, in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), stated that in the last three years the Entity had positioned itself as the leading state in the production of organic mango, as it currently has 3,500 hectares devoted to this production and producers plan to double this area.
The idea is to have 6 to 7 thousand hectares to meet the requirements of international markets, as the organic mango sells for 50% more than the conventional fruit.
Source: quadratin.com.mx