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MEXICO, at the southern end of North America, faces the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is mainly mountainous with a climate ranging from desert conditions in the north to rainy tropics in the southeast. Agriculture occupies 28% of the workforce in a population of 97.4 million, but constitutes only 5% of the GDP.
General information
- GNI per capita PPP$, 2000: 8,790
- Internal renewable water resources: 357.4 km3
- Main food consumed: maize, sugar and honey, oil and fat, wheat, meat
- Rice consumption, 1999: 5.8 kg milled rice per person per year
Production constraints
The following are the major constraints to sustainable rice production in Mexico:
- Limited irrigation water supply; salinity in the northern and dry zone
- Blast
- Weed and red rice competition
- Drought stress in the upland system in the southeastern region
- High production costs
Production season |
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Planting |
Harvesting |
Main season |
Mar-Apr |
Aug-Sep |
Basic statistics, Mexico |
|
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Rice |
Area harvested (ha) |
216,466 |
105,402 |
78,439 |
101,560 |
82,619 |
97,877 |
Yield (t/ha) |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
Production (t) |
807,529 |
394,388 |
367,030 |
458,112 |
394,746 |
450,488 |
Rice imports (t) |
199,532 |
150,670 |
246,432 |
291,775 |
405,023 |
na |
Paddy imports (t) |
0 |
18,114 |
264,941 |
380,363 |
513,577 |
na |
Rice exports (t) |
0 |
0 |
30 |
na |
na |
na |
Paddy exports (t) |
na |
na |
na |
36 |
0 |
na |
Others |
Population, total (x103) |
75,465 |
83,226 |
91,145 |
95,831 |
97,365 |
na |
Population, agriculture (x103) |
25,680 |
24,795 |
24,276 |
23,864 |
23,709 |
na |
Agricultural area (x103 ha) |
100,000 |
103,400 |
107,200 |
107,200 |
na |
na |
Irrigated agricultural area (x103 ha) |
5,285 |
5,600 |
6,400 |
6,500 |
na |
na |
Total fertilizer consumption (t) |
1,714,100 |
1,798,600 |
1,286,000 |
1,705,700 |
na |
na |
Tractors used in agric. (no.) |
157,000 |
170,000 |
172,000 |
172,000 |
na |
na |
Source: FAOSTAT online database. |
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