The agency said that only in April, the value of agri-food sales abroad was the highest in three decades.
Beverages, fruits and vegetables are the main export groups, concentrating 62%, detailed the Secretariat.
The agricultural and fishery products with the highest growth in their exports were wheat and meslin, with increases of 88%; frozen beef, 83.4%, and non-roasted, non-decaffeinated coffee, with 56%.
Regarding agro-industrial products, sales abroad of tequila and mezcal registered the highest growth, with 46.7%; sugar, 44%, and non-cocoa confectionery, 38.6%.
At the end of 2021, the agri-food trade balance reached a surplus of 7,438 million dollars and broke a record in exports, with a value of 44,687 million dollars, the highest reported in 29 years.
