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Excerpt from Mexico's Production of Horticultural Products for Export In the Bajio strawberries have been and will continue to be the most important horticultural crop grown and processed although growers, as well as processors, are taking more and more interest in diversifying production. The hub of Mexico's canning industry, this area is becoming an important center for freezing vegetables for export. Shipments of fresh vegetables from this area can also be expected to increase. Changes in the horticultural industry on the West Coast have not been so pronounced as those in the Bajio. However, the significance of this vegetable and melon-producing area has not diminished, and the value of its exports exceeds that of exports from any other area. Growing Operations are concentrated primarily in the State of Sinaloa although they extend somewhat into neighboring Sonora. Production - especially of tomatoes - in the Culiacan Valley continues to expand, not so much because of increasing acreage as from bigger yields. Farmers in Apatzingan, south of the Bajio, produce primarily cantaloupes, watermelons, onions, and cucumbers. The latter are produced chiefly for pickling, while the melons and onions are shipped fresh. In the future this area is expected to decline in importance as an exporter of horticultural products. Yucatan, although not an important exporting area at the present time, has attracted attention as a potential one. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplant, among other vegetables, are being gown successfully, but lack of financing and efficient transportation keeps the industry from taking any great strides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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