SINALOA FOOD BASKET

Brief Facts and Figures about Sinaloa

SINALOA

Territorial Extension (in sq km) 57,377 Km

Population (in millions) 2, 643,536

GDP Per Capita (in US$) 5, 412.4

Train System Connections Texas, Arizona, California & araund México

Coastline 622 Km

Industrial parks 7

Ports 2 ( Mazatlán & Topolobampo)

Water storage capacity 11 dams with capacity of 22,000 mm3

Electricity Generation 9 Generator plants / 1.800 MWh

International Airports 3 ( Culiacán, Mazatlán, Los Mochis).

Sinaloa´s Production

Multiple microclimates and abundance of water makes Sinaloa one of the most fertile and versatile sites in the world for food production, 2 million hectares of agricultural land makes the following possible.

Sinaloa Exports

Commodities Volume MT Exports in USD Country

Vegetables 1,539,952,066.00 $570,693,886.39EUA, Canada, Japan,

South America, European union, Israel

Beef cuts 20,487,282.08 $112,710,149.97 EUA, Japan, Korea

Fruits 211,137,794.70 $86,250,688.41EUA, Japan, Germany,

Canada, European Union

Cereals 30,495,289.20 $15,049,279.18 EUA

Sugar 32,979,134.65 $9,565,346.82 Eua, Honduras

Offal 127,131.46 $6,334,753.96 EUA ,Japan, Korea

Coffee 137,124.58 $843,151.85 EUA , Japan

Flour 1,156,672.00 $528,426.47EUA, Bolivia, Colombia,

Ecuator

Seeds 343,220.00 $389,018.34EUA, Canada,

Deutchland, Nicaragua

Honey 83.40 $675.71 EUA

Also the seafood sector is very proactive in the state exporting an average of 20,603,362 tons per year to United States, China, European Union and other countries in the world, specialized in wild and farm white shrimp, blue crab, squid, shark fin, and several kinds of fish.

Invest in Sinaloa

Sinaloa offers investors the prospect of a production, logistics and human platform to make good business deals in the markets of processed food, diversified tourism and information technology, to mention just a few.

The State offers businesspeople and investors the State has world renowned manufacturing companies and the conditions necessary to open and establish new businesses.

The opportunities for investment in Sinaloa are limitless; therefore we invite you to become acquainted with the wide range of business alternatives for you to invest in.

You will be able to have preferential treatment on acquisitions of industrial land & warehouses, custom tailored incentives packages, permanent support from CIT executives, substantial tax reductions as the followings:

• Public Registry of Property tax• State payroll tax.• Real State acquisition• Use of Land tax• Water supply and sewer rights• Construction permits• Used motor vehicles tax

To know more about what Sinaloa can offer you this is a link to look the tax stimuli that Sinaloa has.

http://www.citsinaloa.gob.mx/public/invest/stimuli.pdf

The State offers businesspeople and investors the conditions necessary to open and establish new businesses, the are limitless. The eight industrial parks available are showes below.

1.- Mazatlán Industrial Park

Address: 15 Federal Highway, 274 KM, Mazatlan-Tepic, Mazatlan, Sinaloa (International Airport Road)Surface: 40 has., 7 urbanized has.Sale price (m²): 50-60 USDInfrastructure: Electric energy, illumination system, signposting, water, drainage, telephone, satellital communication, waste water plants, road efficient system, safety, service of compilation of garbage, internal regulation, administrative office, access to international road, Federal Road 15, less than 12 km from Mazatlan's Port and 1 km from Mazatlán's International Airport

INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE CHARACTERISTICS:Area surface 9,702.63 m², Green areas 750.00 m², Warehouse surface 4,800.00 m², Payment area 22.00 m², Office area 300.00 m², Warehouse minimal Height 6.70 m., Parking 330.00 m²,Warehouse maximum Height 8.24 m., Maneuvers yard 3,800.00 m²

It has infrastructure of underground service (water, drainage, telephony and electric power).

2.-Bofil Industrial Park

Address: G. Leyva Solano Av. and Mazatlan port., Federal Highway 20.Surface: 47.8 has.Sale price (m²): 45 USDInfrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, rapid access to main roads, maritime port

3.- DISSA Industrial Park

Address: Macario Gaxiola St. , Los Mochis, Sinaloa. 1 km to Federal Highway 20 (Mexico-Nogales)Surface: 59 has.Sale price (m²): 55-65 USDInfrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, telephone, optical fiber, road efficient system, rapid access to main roads.

4.-Guasave Industrial Park

Address: 139 km, Federal Highway 15, Culiacán-Guasave road (El Burrion)Surface: 70 has.Sale price (m²): 40-50 USDInfrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, rapid access to main roads.

5.-El Trebol Industrial Park

Address: Culiacán-Costa Rica highway, 5420 South (Costerita Road).Surface: 20 has.Sale price (m²): 80 a 100 USDInfrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, rapid access to main roads, illumination system, optical fiber, treatment water plant.

6.- La Primavera Industrial Park

Address: South Highway, Benito Juárez, 4 km, (La Costerita Road)Surface: 158 has.Sale price(m²): To lease Infrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, rapid access to main roads, illumination system, treatment water plant, located in a private micro-city.

7.-Costa Rica Industrial Park

Address: km 1, Costa Rica-Culiacan-El dorado Highway (Federal Highway 20)Surface: 10 has.Sale price (m²): 30-40 USD Infrastructure: Electric energy, water, drainage, rapid access to main roads, illumination system, treatment water plant, located in a private micro-city.

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL COSTS IN SINALOA

UTILITIES (USD*)

CITY

NAT GAS USD /

MMBTUFUEL OIL USD /

M3

POTABLE WATER USD /

200 M3CULIACAN NA 350.57 136.27

LOS MOCHIS NA 387.79 122.36MAZATLÁN NA 382.38 136.91

ELECTRICITY COSTS USD/KWELECTRIC SERVICE 1-50 KW 51-100 KW ADITIONAL

DOMESTIC 0.059 0.069 0.206BUSINESS 0.168 0.203 0.224

ELECTRIC SERVICE PEAK* INTERMEDIATE* BASE*INDUSTRIAL 0.149 0.098 0.082

SUMMER MONDAY TO FRIDAY*BASE 24:00 HRS - 6:00 HRS

*INTERMEDIATE6:00 HRS-20: 00 HRS / 22:00 HRS - 24:00

HRS*PEAK 20:00 HRS - 22:00 HRS

SATURDAYS*BASE 24:00 HRS- 7:00 HRS*INTERMEDIATE 7:00 HRS - 24:00 HRS

SUNDAYS & HOLLIDAYS*BASE 0:00 HRS - 19:00 HRS*INTERMEDIATE 19:00 - 24:00 HRS

AVERAGE COST OF LAND IN STATE OWNED INDUSTRIALPARK USD /M2

45 USD / M2WAGES AND SALARIES ( USD/MONTHLY

RATES*)

PLANT MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGERCITY MIN MAX MIN MAX

CULIACAN 2000 4550 820 1820LOS MOCHIS 2275 5000 910 2270MAZATLÁN 1820 4365 820 2000

PRODUCTION ENGINEER PRODUCTIN TECHNICIAN

CITY MIN MAX MIN MAXCULIACAN 550 1370 550 910

LOS MOCHIS 550 1370 550 910MAZATLÁN 550 1370 550 910

ACCOUNTANT BILINGUAL ASSISTANT

CITY MIN MAX MIN MAXCULIACAN 550 1370 460 910

LOS MOCHIS 550 1370 460 910MAZATLÁN 550 1370 550 910

QUALIFIED WORKER NON QUALIFIED WORKERCITY MIN MAX MIN MAX

CULIACAN 230 460 180 370LOS MOCHIS 280 550 180 370MAZATLÁN 230 460 180 370

*(USD Exchange rate: $11 mexican pesos)THE FIGURES AND COST SHEET PROVIDED SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, SINCE THEY ARE AVERAGES OBTAINED FROM DIVERSE

LOCAL SOURCES. THEREFORE SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

TOURISM IN SINALOA

The state is privileged by natural access to the Sierra Madre Mountains and the

"Acquarium of the World" : the Sea of Cortes. Benefited by the natural wealth of

landscapes and a culture that in respect to the environment and our culture,

takes advantage of this natural beauty to develop alterative tourism which is a

source of employment for the rural areas of the State.

In addition to the beauty and abundance of the natural resources and the wide

ranging and modern infrastructure in the State, Sinaloa is also rich in

enterprising people, who work potential, linked to the important governmental

and private support, make this a land of progress and opportunity for people

seeking opportunities for success in the tourism market.

TOURIST ACTIVITY INDICATORSSINALOA 2006-2007

2006 2007

TOURIST AFFLUENCY (Thousands of persons)

2.351,0 2.372,9 Nationals (staying) 1.604,2 1.607,1 Foreigns (staying) 299,7 295,3 Foreigns (cruise) 447,1 470,5

AVERAGE STAY (Days)3,5 4,0

Nationals 3,0 2,3Foreigns 4,0 5,7

DAYLY AVERAGE SPENCES PER TOURIST (pesos)

1.3979 1.658,6Nationals 2.232,9 2.603,2Foreigns 4.193,7 3.814,8

DAYLY AVERAGE SPENCES PER STAY (pesos)

8.931,6 14.838,2Nationals 692,0 929,8Foreigns 9.713,7 10.949,8

ECONOMIC SPILL-OVER (Thousands of pesos) 9.713,7 10.949,8Nationals (Stays) 6.727,5 6.130,7Foreigns (stays) 2.676,8 4.381,7Foreigns (cruises) 309,4 437,4

MOVEMENT OF CRUISES AND FERRIESCRU ISES (Arrivals) 203 208FERRIES (N° of presons) 374.250 412.141Arrives 174.831 193.413Departures 199.419 218.728

Airport Movement (Arrivals and Departures)OPERATIONS (N° of Flights) 44.499 53.444Nationals 39.285 47.070Foreigns 5.214 6.374PASSENGERS (N° of Persons) 1.916.824 2.462.956Nationals 1.439.602 1.983.523Foreign 477.222 479.433

HOTEL OCCUPANCY (%) 55,3 55,4

Tourist occupation in the state2006-2007( Persons)

487.2447.1

470.5

297.3 299.7295.3

1,360.4

1,604.2

1,607.1

2,144.9

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FOREIGNS CRUISE FOREIGNS STAY NATIONALS TOTALS

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