Agriculture
| Mexican traditional agriculture has suffered from the opening of borders. The production of cotton and sugar has decreased after the drop in prices. Nevertheless, the farming sector did grow in 1999 with a 6% increase for the firts two quarters' performance. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 27,300,000 hectares in Mexico. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Corn
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18,760,838
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8,661,378
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21,660
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
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30,293,100
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Pigs
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13,690,000
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Goats
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9,600,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
324,471Tm.
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1,075,466 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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