México se ha consolidado como el exportador número uno de TOMATE a Estados Unidos - Mexico has become the number one exporter of TOMATOES to the US

México se ha consolidado en una década como el exportador número uno de tomate a los EE.UU. y uno de los principales a nivel mundial, al enviar al extranjero casi 2 millones toneladas de la hortaliza y facturar más de $1,000 millones de dólares a partir de 2006. Manuel Antonio Cázares Castro, presidente del Sistema Producto Nacional Tomate Rojo, afirma que en el país se producen alrededor de 3 millones de toneladas en el ciclo que comprende 12 meses, de septiembre a septiembre, y la meta para este año es superar los 2 millones de toneladas de exportación, ya que en este ciclo que concluye en agosto, estimó que la exportación quedó un 30% inferior a lo proyectado.

Sinaloa se corona como el productor principal, al aportar un 42%, y el resto se divide entre los estados de Baja California, Michoacán, Sonora y Jalisco. Cifras de la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (Sagarpa) señalan que las exportaciones de la hortaliza han crecido 81% en los últimos 10 años, este aumento supera al de otros productos agropecuarios, como las flores, que sólo se han incrementado 47%, ganado vacuno con un 40%, o el tabaco con un 17%.

"A nivel mundial somos el número uno, ya tenemos alrededor de una década, generamos más de $20,000 millones", señaló el representante. "Los mexicanos somos buenos para cultivar el tomate, la meta es llegar a enviar 2 millones de toneladas al extranjero y elevar 1.6 o 1.7 millones de toneladas la producción nacional". Dentro de las exportaciones totales agropecuarias dicho producto registró una participación del 13.5% durante 2014, y su valor equivale al 0.4% de las exportaciones totales anuales.

Algunos de los países a los que se envían los productos son EE.UU., donde México representa el 80% de las importaciones totales, además de Canadá, y Emiratos Árabes. El experto agregó que la agricultura protegida les ha permitido aumentar la producción de la hortaliza y en este momento el tipo de cambio les ha beneficiado.
Fuente: Alejandra Mendoza (http://elhorizonte.mx)

UAE residents prefer locally sourced produce - Los habitantes de los EAU prefieren alimentos frescos producidos localmente

Local produce makes up 16 per cent of fruit and vegetable sales in the UAE.

Residents are more inclined to buy local produce as farmers continue to expand their output of fresh fruits and vegetables for local consumption, according to a new report published by the Abu Dhabi Farmer’s Services Centre.
The centre’s market position survey found that Abu Dhabi is growing four times faster than the production of local goods for consumption.
The market is worth Dh2.4 billion for more than 1 million tonnes of produce grown locally and sold domestically.
“We undertook this survey to get a clearer understanding of the current health of the local market as well as the size of the overall fruit, vegetable and livestock industry here in the UAE,” said Nasser Al Junaibi, acting chief executive of the centre.
While cucumbers, capsicum, herbs, leafy vegetables and tomatoes enjoyed a high local share of farmers’ output, the survey showed onions, potatoes, cabbage and pumpkin are opportunities for future growth.
“The survey will also help us understand current market trends and recognise areas where ADFSC can work with our members to cultivate future growth in the local industry,” Mr Al Junaibi said.
The survey has been four years in the making and centre officials hope to update the information regularly throughout the year to provide farmers with better information to drive growth.
“You can’t improve if you don’t measure,” said Peter Ensor, planning and studies manager at the centre. “We have to know that after four years of work we got to this point. Any work beyond now we can see how much we will have improved and be able to target particular areas.”

 

As for livestock, approximately 50 per cent of the meat sold in the UAE is locally sourced, which accounts for almost 40 per cent of the market. Because foreign-bred meat is more expensive, it accounts for a higher per cent of the market value.
The study also found that 98 per cent of all camel meat sold in the UAE was locally sourced.
The survey used statistics sourced from the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, and officials from several wholesale partners, such as Spinneys, LuLu and Carrefour, were interviewed.
“This is the first time we have had a full survey like this,” Mr Ensor said. “In the past other estimates have been given based off secondary data. Now we can combine secondary data with primary resources.”
Information for the survey was also collected from import and export statistics, domestic production statistics and production data from other sources such as abattoirs and dairies.

Source: Info taken from an article by Naser Al Wasmi  (http://www.thenational.ae), found in www.freshplaza.com