Overview
- Producers in Atlixco, Puebla began selective cutting in long shifts, choosing undamaged blooms for Day of the Dead altars.
- Harvested flowers move quickly to local markets, then onto trucks for rapid distribution across the country ahead of Nov. 1–2.
- Growers in the region say they planted over 300 hectares of cempasúchil this season, plus about 200–250 hectares of terciopelo.
- State figures cited in reports indicate Puebla concentrates about 72% of national output this year, meeting rising demand from buyers in multiple states including Hidalgo, Michoacán and Oaxaca.
- In Oaxaca, the Fitoflor field in San Javier Xoxocotlán opened illuminated trails daily through Nov. 6 to showcase the seasonal blooms.