With about 30% of global production, Mexico is by far the largest avocado producing country in the world. Mexico’s 30,000 growers and 70 packing houses account for 40% of global avocado exports. U.S. avocado imports from Mexico have jumped to 90% in recent years, and are expected to increase when exports from Jalisco begin in late May or June.
The NFL will return to Mexico City on November 21 with Monday Night Football. Estadio Azteca will host a matchup between NFC West rivals San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals on November 21. It’s a rematch of the first international game in league history, when the Cardinals beat the 49ers 31-14 at Estadio Azteca in 2005.
For April 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 14.6%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 35.3%, 24.1%, 23.8% and 2.5%, respectively, compared to April 2019.
Fifteen years after he photographed some 18,000 naked people in Mexico City’s Zócalo, New York photographer Spencer Tunick, known internationally for his large-scale nude shoots, returned virtually to the capital city this week to shoot 50 unclad Mexicans and their laptops, as part of his "Stay Apart Together" pandemic photo project.
Mexican workers abroad sent home a record $12.52 billion USD in the first quarter of 2022, an 18.5% increase compared to the first three months of 2021. According to the report released by the Bank of México, in March alone, remittances totaled $4.68 billion, a 12.6% increase compared to the same month of 2021.
Indicators are pointing to a higher-than-average hurricane season for 2022. Seasons with above-average activity typically have 13-16 named storms and 6-8 hurricanes, but this year’s storm period, which begins on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific and June 1 in the Atlantic, will be above average, with at least 19 named storms and 9 hurricanes predicted.
On Tuesday, Mexico's Deputy Health Minister announced that as of April 28, Children aged 12 and over can be registered for a COVID-19 vaccine. He also said that the use of face masks is no longer essential, but added that they can still be useful in enclosed spaces. Here in Jalisco, mask mandates remain in place.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has approved financing for a new baseball stadium in Tepic, capital of Nayarit state, where he recently revealed a series of infrastructure plans to boost tourism. The complex will have capacity for 8,000 spectators, Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro said on Twitter on Monday.
Visitors to Mexico City's world-famous city park can now enjoy an art installation made up of eight giant insect sculptures. Erected in the Chapultepec botanical garden for the Chapultepec Forest Insect Festival, which took place between April 14 and 17, the 2.5-meter-high bronze sculptures will remain on permanent display.
Uber announces the arrival of Uber One in Mexico, the only membership on the Mexican market that offers users of the app multiple benefits, such as discounts and promotions on mobility services, as well as home delivery of food, groceries, alcoholic beverages and other items, at a cost of only $70 MXN per month.
