Growth rate of 27.4% per year for raspberry production

 

 

 

SAGARPA, the Secretariat of Agriculture, based on the ISAP statistics, announced that the production of raspberries in 2016 totaled 75 556 tons. This is a doubling from the 35,589 tons produced in 2014 and 38.5% more than the 53,101 tons produced in 2015. The average annual growth rate is 27.4%.

 

 

 

In Mexico, 8 states and regions produce raspberries: Baja California, Colima, Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Estado de México, Michoacán, Puebla. The 3 main ones (Jalisco, Baja California, Michoacán) provide 99.8% of the national production.

 

 

 

Fresh raspberries were exported to about 20 countries, led by the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Canada.

 

 

 

The year started well with a first quarter that generated revenues of $ 384.7 million, an increase that would raise the annual growth rate to 33%.