Mexico: Blueberry production continues to grow in El Fuerte. There is more work, says Gildardo Leyva

The municipal president pointed out that the establishment of companies that produce and export "berri" offers a great source of well-paid employment for families from El Fuerte, Choix and Ahome.

Los Mochis, Sin.– Blueberry production began in El Fuerte in 2010, and to date the agricultural lands of this municipality have accepted the fruit very well. Currently, more communities have joined their cultivation, and for this reason Sinaloa exports the product to the United States, Canada and other countries of the world.

Mayor Gildardo Leyva Ortega recalled that when the crop diversification project began, blueberries were only planted on farms in the Boca de Arroyo community, but over the years, producers have confirmed that their acceptance in the region was a great success and allowed the economic detonation of El Fuerte.

Leyva Ortega emphasized that the production of blueberries or "berries" is a great source of employment for families in the municipality, but due to its growth in recent years, people from the municipalities of Choix and Ahome also come to El Fuerte to work in the field or the packaging.

The interest of people in working in the blueberry production chain is due to the fact that companies offer good working conditions, which they will hardly be able to find elsewhere.

"Most of the people who work go to the cranberry and these people come and go to their homes daily, you see that there is a lot of transport that takes them and apart from that they earn very well, there is nothing to complain about and that The company came to give another face to the economy of the municipality”.

"And more companies are arriving, there are more berries, already on the left bank of the river, there were only on the right bank, this is growing, so it means that we are doing well," said the municipal president.

Leyva Ortega regretted the very particular circumstances of the Tepehuan farm workers who were rescued in El Fuerte and stressed that, in the municipality, especially in the production of "berri", the working conditions are completely different.

The mayor reiterated that due to the standards and guidelines that blueberry producing and exporting companies must comply with for the product to enter the United States and Canada, they take great care of the working conditions they offer their workers.

Finally, Gildardo Leyva revealed that the growth of blueberry production in the agricultural fields of El Fuerte continues to increase, so that, in the coming years, Sinaloa will continue to be one of the states in Mexico with the highest export of this product to the foreign.

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