Production and marketing of pecan nuts (Carya illinoensis Koch) in northern Coahuila, Mexico

Authors

  • Ignacio Orona Castillo Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo, km 28. Ejido Venecia, Durango. Tel: 01 (871) 7118918
  • Dora Ma. Sangerman-Jarquín Campo Experimental Valle de México, INIFAP. Carretera Los Reyes-Texcoco, km 13.5, A. P. 10, C. P. 56250. Coatlinchán, Texcoco, Estado de México. Tel. y Fax. 01 595 92 1 26 81 y 01 595 92 126 98 Ext. 128 y 137
  • Manuel Fortis Hernández Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo, km 28. Ejido Venecia, Durango. Tel: 01 (871) 7118918
  • Cirilo Vázquez Vázquez Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo, km 28. Ejido Venecia, Durango. Tel: 01 (871) 7118918
  • Miguel Ángel Gallegos Robles Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Carretera Gómez Palacio-Tlahualilo, km 28. Ejido Venecia, Durango. Tel: 01 (871) 7118918

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v4i3.1207

Keywords:

Carya illinoensis Koch., marketing channels, production, marketing margins

Abstract

Pecan nut cultivation in Mexico is a growing activity, especially in northern states, due to the climatic and edaphological adaptation of pecan trees, as well as market conditions and the attractive returns from selling pecan nuts to the USA. In the state of Coahuila, which borders the USA and is the center of the region from which the pecan tree originated, there are 13 thousand hectares planted with pecan trees distributed throughout the state; the purpose of this study was to characterize the production , marketing and value addition processes of pecan nuts in the northern part of the state (five springs region), in order to identify areas of opportunity that the actors involved can take advantage of for obtaining better benefits. Two surveys were done during the period 2006- 2007 with open and closed questions; one was applied to producers and the other to marketers-processors. The results clarified the marketing channels and the product sales margins, leading to the conclusion that it is necessary to improve technically the assistance to producers, to improve also the presentation of the product prior to marketing, and to support the processing of the nut in order to improve the performance of this production system.

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Published

2018-05-14

How to Cite

Orona Castillo, Ignacio, Sangerman-Jarquín Dora Ma., Fortis Hernández Manuel, Vázquez Vázquez Cirilo, and Gallegos Robles Miguel Ángel. 2018. “Production and Marketing of Pecan Nuts (Carya Illinoensis Koch) in Northern Coahuila, Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 4 (3). México, ME:461-76. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v4i3.1207.

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