Japan, the UK, Beirut and South Korea are all countries which have started negotiations with Tabasco-based producers this year for the marketing of bananas, limes, papayas, coconuts, chocolate and cocoa beans. To date this has already yielded above 400 million pesos (around 19.43 million Euro) in profits.
For the head of the Plant Health programme of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Rigoberto Núñez Bojórquez, Tabasco's export figures have been good and even exceeded those reached in 2015.
In the first half of 2015 alone, a total of 33,302 tonnes of different crops had been exported; now this figure has reached 39,559 tonnes; a good result for the producers, especially now that the value of the dollar has increased.
These exports already generated exactly 409,738,000 pesos, given that their main markets are located in the United States, 17 countries of the European Union, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The reason why other foreign customers joined the portfolio of Tabasco producers has been the quality of the banana and Persian lime crops. In markets such as Japan, the UK, Beirut and South Korea, these products are in high demand, he said.
He explained that, during 2016, Tabasco's agricultural exports increased by 18.8 percent, taking into account that in 2015 the export volume stood at 33,302 tonnes.
In the case of bananas, he stressed that an increase of 11.4 percent was recorded, following the increase in demand from the European Union for the product grown in the municipalities of the region of La Sierra. Meanwhile, Persian limes also recorded an increase of 46 percent, mostly due to their high quality standards.
Source: diariopresente.com.mx
