Mexico: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
Apple production in Mexico for marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (August/July) is forecast at 670,000 metric tons (MT), a smaller crop compared to the MY 2013/14 record crop of 860,000 MT. Total pear imports are forecast to remain strong for MY 2014/15 (July/June) or about 90,400 MT. Total Mexican table grape production for MY 2014/15 (May/April) is forecast at 261,000 MT, nearly the same as the prior year, despite an early start for Sonora. Grape exports are expected to increase to about 152,000 MT for MY 2014/15. The United States remains the major supplier of deciduous fruits to Mexico.
