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Mexico cempasúchil production for Day of the Dead

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Agricultural production of cempasúchil (marigold) is seeing significant growth across Mexico has reached historic highs in preparation for the Day of the Dead season. In the community of San Pablo Coapan, Veracruz, producers are preparing to harvest approximately 50,000 rolls of flowers across 25 hectares. Despite facing challenges from drought and pests such as crickets and rabbits, and a reported lack of government support, the local harvest is expected to support thousands of jobs and attract significant tourism. Dead. In Mexico City, specifically within the Xochimilco and Tláhuac, conservation area, production is projected to reach reached a historic high record of nearly 10 million plants in 2026, potted plants, representing a nearly ninefold significant increase compared to from approximately one million plants in 2019. This growth surge in Xochimilco is supported by an eight-million-peso investment benefiting 597 farmers in the Altépetl Bienestar program, which provides technical and economic aid chinampa zone. Additionally, local flowers in Xochimilco carry the ‘Sello Verde’ certification, indicating they are grown without agrotoxins. In the State of Mexico, approximately 2,000 hectares are dedicated to growers. Key the seasonal cempasúchil crop, part of a larger 8,000-hectare annual flower cultivation areas include towns such as San Luis Tlaxialtemalco area. This involves roughly 400 farmers, with major growing corridors in Coatepec Harinas, Tenancingo, and Santiago Tulyehualco. On a national scale, Villa Guerrero, while Texcoco and Atlacomulco contribute through potted plant production. Nationally, 2024 data from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development indicates that in 2024, Mexico produced reported 20,659 tons of cempasúchil produced across 2,203 hectares, with an economic value of valued at 138,367,000 pesos. Morelos has emerged as the fifth largest producer in the country, reaching 570.5 tons, with key areas including Jantetelco, Cuautla, and Jiutepec. Other major Major producing states include Puebla, Hidalgo, and Oaxaca, while Michoacán, the State of Mexico, and Veracruz are remain notable for bundle commercialization. Beyond economic impacts, To celebrate the cultivation provides environmental benefits, such as enriching soil nutrients and providing food for pollinators like bees. season, Mexico City authorities are planning a monumental offering in the Zócalo, featuring a 32-meter-tall Catrina figure decorated with 100,000 cempasúchil plants in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record.

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  1. 2026-10-20 22:53 UTC Mexico cempasúchil production for Day of the Dead
  2. 2026-10-18 00:58 UTC Mexico cempasúchil production for Day of the Dead
  3. 2026-10-13 02:26 UTC Mexico cempasúchil production for Day of the Dead

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