Mexico registered an agri-food trade surplus of US $5.3 billion in the first six months of 2023. The surplus was led by exports of avocados, tomatoes and berries. The nation exported US $27.5 billion of agri-food produce from January to June. This is a 5.38% increase from the same period in 2022 and the highest figure registered in 31 years.
Mexico’s berry industry, which topped the list of exports in January and February, slipped to fifth in the mid-year rankings. Avocados generated US $1.6 billion, following a 12-month period in which Mexico exported a record 1.13 million tons of the fruit to the United States.
Tomatoes came a close fourth in the agri-food ranking with US $1.5 billion of exports, according to Sader, while strawberries and raspberries came fifth with US $1.28 billion, despite originally topping the ranking in the first two months of this year.
Source: mexiconewsdaily.com
