What are Mexico's top agricultural products?

Answer 1

Mexico is widely believed to be an arid country, but this is not the case. It has a vast territory, where almost 12% is used for agriculture: 232,761 square kilometers (89,869 sq mi), which are almost the size of the whole United Kingdom, are used to grow food and cash crops. Then another 16% of Mexico's territory (315,608 square Km/121,857 square miles, or an area the same size of Poland or New Mexico) is considered as man-made or natural pastures, where cattle of several species is raised, including bovine, caprine, porcine and poultry.

Main crops include corn (ranked 4th worldwide), sorghum (4th), and beans (5th). Most cereal crops are for internal consumption, but demand is so extensive that corn and wheat are imported from the United States.

Mexico is also a major producer and exporter of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, being among the top 10 producers of avocado, cacao, coffee, lemon, mango, orange, tomato, sugarcane, honey and banana. Most fruit grown in Mexico is exported to the United States, Europe and Japan markets during the winter season.

Following are the most important agricultural products from Mexico, along its rank worldwide.

Cereals

• corn (4th largest producer)
• wheat (18th)
• soybeans (7th)
• rice (52nd)

Legumes and vegetables

• beans (5th)
• tomatoes (10th)

Cash Crops

• cotton (13th)
• coffee (8th)

Fruits

• coconut oil (5th)
• apples (13th)
• avocados (1st)
• grapefruit (3rd)
• lemon (1st)
• limes (1st)
• Oranges (5th)
• peaches & nectarines (6th)
• pears (11th)
• strawberries (6th)
• grapes (10th)

Beef, poultry and dairy products

• beef (8th)
• poultry (5th)
• butter (6th)
• cheese (8th)
• milk powder (6th)
• milk fluid (8th)

Answer 2

Mexico is widely believed to be an arid country, but this is not the case. It has a vast territory, where almost 12% is used for agriculture: 232,761 square kilometers (89,869 sq mi), which are almost the size of the whole United Kingdom, are used to grow food and cash crops. Then another 16% of Mexico's territory (315,608 square Km/121,857 square miles, or an area the same size of Poland or New Mexico) is considered as man-made or natural pastures, where cattle of several species is raised, including bovine, caprine, porcine and poultry.

Main crops include corn (ranked 4th worldwide), sorghum (4th), and beans (5th). Most cereal crops are for internal consumption, but demand is so extensive that corn and wheat are imported from the United States.

Mexico is also a major producer and exporter of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, being among the top 10 producers of avocado, cacao, coffee, lemon, mango, orange, tomato, sugarcane, honey and banana. Most fruit grown in Mexico is exported to the United States, Europe and Japan markets during the winter season.

Following are the most important agricultural products from Mexico, along its rank worldwide.

Cereals

• corn (4th largest producer)
  
• wheat (18th)
  
• soybeans (7th)
  
• rice (52nd)
  

Legumes and vegetables

• beans (5th)
  
• tomatoes (10th)
  

Cash Crops

• cotton (13th)
  
• coffee (8th)
  

Fruits

• coconut oil (5th)
  
• apples (13th)
  
• avocados (1st)
  
• grapefruit (3rd)
  
• lemon (1st)
  
• limes (1st)
  
• oranges (5th)
  
• peaches & nectarines (6th)
  
• pears (11th)
  
• strawberries (6th)
  
• grapes (10th)
  

Beef, poultry and dairy products

• beef (8th)
  
• poultry (5th)
  
• butter (6th)
  
• cheese (8th)
  
• milk powder (6th)
  
• milk fluid (8th)

Answer 3

Those would include fruits, meats, processed foods, vegetables, coffee and cotton.