The National Association of Berry Exporters from Mexico (Aneberries) distanced itself from the invasion of plantations in the agave landscape that UNESCO has declared as a cultural heritage of humanity.
Producers decide to convert their crops by themselves, not at the suggestion of the industrialists, said Diego Martinez Rodriguez, the president of Aneberries. The boom in berries (i.e. strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry) could lead to an overproduction, he added.
"If it continues growing at this rate, we’ll reach a point where we’ll produce more than Canada, the United States, and other export markets demand each week. If consumption does not grow at the rate of the plantations, the market would become saturated," he said.
As a result, the sector wants to inform producers and exporters of berries "the existing area, volumes, and the state of the markets so that they are aware of the risks of continuing to invest or not in a plantation," he said.
Aneberries is made up of 28 companies from the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Guanajuato, Baja California, Colima and Nayarit. They account for 85 percent of the total production that is exported.
Source: millennium.com