Mexico: Beer leads Mexico’s agricultural and agro-industrial exports in January-May this year

With 2,215 million dollars in the first five months of 2021, beer ranked first in Mexico’s agricultural and agro-industrial exports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Development reported on August 6.

The figure represents a growth of 30.3% compared to the same period of 2020 when it totalled 1,701 million dollars.

In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture recalled that in 2020 foreign sales of beer totaled 4,685 million dollars, according to figures from the Bank of Mexico.

The main importers of Mexican beer are the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, and the United Kingdom.

In addition, the agency pointed out that Mexico ranks 31st in the world scale of producing countries of barley used for brewing beer, which is equivalent to 0.6% of global production.

The report specified that the state of Guanajuato ranked as the main barley producing state in 2020, with 32.5% of the national total, followed by Hidalgo with 25.5%, and Puebla with 12.4%, all three in the centre of the country.

Mexico is the world’s leading exporter of beer and accounts for 26.9% of the world market, followed by the Netherlands (13.3%) and Belgium (12.7%), according to the United Nations International Trade Center.

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