Mexican papaya production doubles in a decade

Mexico’s papaya production has almost doubled in the past decade. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, production grew 48.3 per cent, from 765,000 tonnes in 2013 to 1.135m tonnes in 2023 as a result of increased acreage and higher productivity.

In the ten years to 2023, the number of planted hectares increased from 16,367ha to 20,681ha,

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