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Mexico Expects Bigger Avocado CropWASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- This season's avocado harvest in Mexico should reach 1.03 million metric tons (MT) on account of favorable weather conditions, current phytosanitary programs which have successfully controlled pests, and more trees coming into production. Reporting on the sector, the U.S. agricultural attache for the country said production is up from the 902,332 MT harvested in 2003-04. That crop was smaller than expected because "some producers' (harvest) 1 MT per hectare in order not to saturate export markets and cause export prices to fall. "Avocados do not ripen until picked and can stay on the tree for months, thereby allowing producers, working together with exporters, to pick the most opportune harvesting moment." Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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