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thousand hectares. Meanwhile, the average growth rate in California averaged
1.9%.
The average harvested area in Sonora is 13.5 thousand hectares, which compared
to California, it amounts to about two fifths of it. Sonora exposes a minimum of 9.5
thousand hectares and a maximum of 16.9 thousand hectares, with a median of 14
thousand hectares. The resulting annual average area growth rate for Sonora has
been 2.7%, about 1.4 times in comparison to California (1.9%). Such growth has
conveyed a substantial coefficient of variation (0.16), in comparison to California
(0.10). While Sonora exposes a larger area expansion, its gap with California is
nevertheless substantial.
Yield
Output per hectare in Sonora averaged 11.7 tons per hectare from 1995 to 2013
(Table 1). It should be acknowledged that a considerable improvement in yield was
achieved. With a minimum of 7.9 tons per hectare, Sonora has reached 18.7 tons
per hectare, with a median of 11 tons per hectare. The average yield growth has