Overview

• Commercialization is underway in San Gregorio Atlapulco, while fields in Copándaro report buds ahead of late-October cuts.
• Growers in Xochimilco say output has risen to about 70,000 six-inch pots this season, up from roughly 45,000 last year.
• Heavy early-October rainfall is already triggering fungi, plant disease and soil deformation in San Gregorio plots, putting yields at risk.
• SADER/DGSIAP reports 3,163,428 plants across 17 hectares in the capital and State of México, with 2,061,820 plants in Mexico City and an expected economic impact near 90 million pesos.
• Retail prices average about 18 pesos per pot, with sales moving through the Xochimilco market, Nativitas, Cuemanco and the Central de Abasto to buyers as far as Tijuana, Chihuahua and Sonora.