Approximately 260 000 tonnes of table grapes are produced annually in Mexico. Table 3.1 shows Mexico’s production figures (Berman & Flores 2013; Wolf & Flores 2014). Over 90 per cent of the total production is from Sonora (Berman & Flores 2013; Wolf & Flores 2014).
Table 3.6 Production and per cent share of total table grape production in Mexico in 2012–13 and in 2013–14
2012–13
2013–14
State
Production
(metric tonnes)
Per cent share
Production
(metric tonnes)
Per cent share
Sonora
260 904
93.17
238 478
91.89
Zacatecas
12 198
4.36
11 539
4.45
Baja California
3 929
1.40
6 121
2.36
Queretaro
1 829
0.65
2 090
0.81
Total for all of Mexico
279 966
N/A
259 472
N/A
Source: Berman (2013) and Wolf (2014).
Export statistics
From 2010 to 2014, Mexico exported between 137 000 and 171 000 tonnes of table grapes per year (International Trade Centre 2015). Over 98 per cent of Mexico’s exported table grapes go to the United States (International Trade Centre 2015). Other export markets include Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, China, El Salvador, Japan and Brazil (International Trade Centre 2015). Table 3.2 shows volumes of table grapes exported from Mexico from 2010 to 2014 (International Trade Centre 2015).
Table 3.7 Export volumes of table grapes from Mexico to the top eight markets from 2010 to 2014
Volume (metric tonnes)
Destination
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
United States
169 747
135 662
166 064
147 591
150 612
Venezuela
0
0
0
884
540
Costa Rica
376
309
477
392
372
Guatemala
381
279
330
176
182
China
0
0
71
0
180
El Salvador
78
104
177
139
165
Japan
0
15
122
17
131
Brazil
125
169
106
98
116
Total for top eight export markets
170 707
136 538
167 347
149 297
152 298
Total for all export markets
171 325
137 531
167 854
149 647
152 541
Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics (International Trade Centre 2015).
Over 85 per cent of the total exported table grapes from Mexico are from Sonora. Table 3.3 shows volumes of table grapes exported from Sonora from 2010 to 2014 (CESAVE Sonora 2015).
Table 3.8 Volumes of table grapes exported from Sonora from 2010 to 2014
Volume (metric tonnes)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
149 037
128 813
150 000
131 515
131 769
Sources: CESAVE Sonora (2015).
Export season
The expected export season is from May to July as table grapes in Sonora are generally harvested during these months (Berman & Flores 2013; SAGARPA 2015b; Wolf & Flores 2014).