Hector Padilla Gutierrez, the former president of the Mexican Association of Secretaries of Agricultural Development, spoke about the importance of diversifying Mexico's agricultural food trade with the countries of the Asian continent, where Mexico exports 5 percent of its primary products and from which it buys 3 percent of their products.
The advisor of the AMSDA said that, according to research from the Center for the Study of Sustainable Rural Development and Food Sovereignty of the Chamber of Deputies, the favorable net balance is 707 million dollars, due to the growth of sales to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates; However, he acknowledged that there is a deficit with India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China.
Mexico buys cinnamon and pepper from these markets, and mainly sells them pork, avocados, and beer, which accounted for 52 percent of the 1,567 million dollars achieved by the Latin American country agricultural food exports to the Asian continent.
According to Padilla, the State of Jalisco consolidates its position as the Agricultural Food Giant of Mexico, among other things, because, in the case of Asia, it has an Agreement for the Strengthening of the Economic Association with Japan, that will be multiplied with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
He added that the Persian lime was one of the most dynamic crops in Jalisco, and that this sector was advancing more and more to overcome challenges that will help it consolidate its productive chain and position as a factor of regional strengthening.
Jalisco partakes in Mexico's agriculture great exporting moment thanks to its lime, berries, avocado, and other agricultural food products.
In recent years, Jalisco's lime sector has grown substantially. In the last five years, the area certified for export increased by 211 percent, as it went from 1,350 to 4,200 hectares.
Source: mexicoxport.com
