Agriculture

The agriculture sector in Mexico contributes five percent of the GDP and employs an estimated 23.5 percent of labor, as stated in the GDP/Employment by Sector of Origin table. The primary food crops produced are bananas, barley, cocoa beans, coconuts, coffee, maize, potatoes, rice, soybeans, sugar cane and wheat. The primary meat products are beef and veal, chicken, duck, horse, lamb, pork, rabbit and turkey. The largest (in value terms) agricultural exports in 1998 were fish, coffee, tomatoes, beer and green chilis. The total value of agricultural exports in 1998 was $7,602.2 million, while the total value of agricultural imports in 1998 was $8,582.5 million.

Mexico
Key Sectors
Agriculture/Food: Production of Primary Crops
(Metric Tons)

Product	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
BANANAS	2,209,550	1,714,457	1,525,836	1,736,728	1,802,278
BARLEY	585,754	470,671	410,766	466,145	531,912
COCOA BEANS	39,347	45,917	43,968	37,007	42,857
COCONUTS	1,153,750	1,214,900	1,302,500	1,100,000	1,313,400
COFFEE, GREEN	374,153	368,315	306,440	311,380	353,999
MAIZE	18,023,626	17,656,258	18,454,710	18,314,344	18,760,838
POTATOES	1,282,365	1,316,534	1,280,886	1,468,486	1,592,595
RICE, PADDY	394,075	469,455	458,112	394,746	450,488
SOYBEANS	56,074	184,526	150,296	132,819	114,479
SUGAR BEETS	542	0	0	0	0
SUGAR CANE	45,080,648	45,219,512	48,895,256	45,880,288	49,274,776
WHEAT	3,375,008	3,656,594	3,235,080	3,072,379	3,300,000

TOTAL PRODUCTION	72,574,892	72,317,139	76,063,850	72,914,322	77,537,622

GROWTH RATE (%)	-	-0.4%	5.2%	-4.1%	6.3%

Sources:

UN Food and Agricultural Organization

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