After a decade of slow growth, averaging 1.3% per year, Mexico’s agriculture sector made a comeback in 2014, outperforming the wider economy and highlighting the sector’s counter-cyclical nature. Buoyed by favourable climatic conditions, the sector ended 2014 posting growth of 2.8%, with total production reaching a value of $53.3bn, according to the National Institute of Statistics and...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Mexico 2015
At a time when a number of major Latin American economies, including Brazil and Venezuela, are heading toward recession, Mexico’s economy stands out in the region for its resilience. The country is expected to maintain a solid economic performance in 2015 and beyond, with the IMF estimating GDP growth of 3% and 3.3% in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Economic update | Malaysia to reduce palm oil stocks
22 Oct 2015
A national drive to reduce the oversupply of palm oil in Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer, is expected to bring greater market stability, supported by government incentives and trade controls.
Après les troubles post-électoraux de 2011, l'impressionnant rebond économique devrait se poursuivre en Côte d'Ivoire. Le prix du cacao, l’une des recettes d'exportation les plus importantes du pays, demeure en effet élevé, avec une production solide et des recettes d'exportation importantes prévues pour l'année à venir.
Articles & Analysis | Morocco tomato exports to EU on the rise from The Report: Morocco 2015
Tomatoes constitute one of Morocco’s main fresh exported agricultural produce and a key revenue earner. Between 2007-08 and 2012-13, Morocco exported an average of 414,277 tonnes of tomatoes annually, accounting for 33% of production. Europe remains the kingdom’s primary trading partner in this segment, absorbing about 350,000 tonnes of the...
Articles & Analysis | Morocco expands use of fertilisers in agriculture from The Report: Morocco 2015
Demand for fertilisers has increased in recent years, prompted by the ambitious Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV) strategy to develop and modernise Moroccan agriculture. Chief among the PMV’s objectives is the target to bring annual fertiliser consumption up from its current 900,000 tonnes to 2m tonnes by 2020. Today, Morocco’s use of...