Mexico Agriculture

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Mexican traditional agriculture has suffered from the opening of borders. The production of cotton and sugar has decreased after the drop in prices. Nevertheless, the farming sector did grow in 1999 with a 6% increase for the firts two quarters' performance.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 27,300,000 hectares in Mexico.

Number of farms:

4,437,863

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Corn	18,760,838	8,661,378	21,660

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Cattle	30,293,100
Pigs	13,690,000
Goats	9,600,000

Number of tractors:

172,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

6,500,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
324,471Tm.	1,075,466 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

1,358,353 Tm.