MarketsFarm – Production numbers for Mexico’s wheat and corn went in opposite directions, according to the latest Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released on Dec. 28.
The country’s wheat production forecast for the 2021-22 marketing year (July to June) was revised to reflect a 2.3 per cent gain to 3.275 million tonnes, based on the most recent data from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER). While the harvested area showed a slight decline from 555,000 to 546,000 hectares the average yield increased from 5.766 tonnes per hectare to six tonnes.
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The increase in production was attributed to favourable weather conditions during seeding, the use of improved seeds and the phenological development of the crop.
Meanwhile, corn production took a slight dip with a 3.1 per cent decline to 27.12 million tonnes. While the average yield was left mostly unchanged, the main reason for the decline was a smaller area harvested, which decreased from 7.3 million hectares to 7.1 million.
However, in the main producing state of Sinaloa for the 2021-22 fall/winter cycle, the area sown increased by 20,000 hectares due to a reduction in area grown for soybeans. The corn harvest in Mexico is expected to be completed by February at the latest.
