RENTABILIDAD DEL NOGAL PECANERO BAJO SISTEMAS DE PRODUCCIÓN DE MEDIANA TECNOLOGÍA EN DELICIAS, CHIHUAHUA

Pecans (Carya Illinoinensis [Wangenh] K. Koch) are a native food of North America andrepresent a high economic crop value in the north of Mexico, mainly in the state of Chihuahua,the biggest pecan nut producer in this country. The goal of this study was to evaluate theprofitability of pecan orchards in the municipality of Delicias, Chihuahua. Somemicroeconomic and market information from 2008 were collected from pecan growers andspecialists through the technique of Experts' Panel. Standard financial analysis and a MonteCarlo simulation model were used to evaluate the probabilities of risk for net cash income(NCI) and return on capital employed (RCE). The NCI obtained was $277,000 and RC 111.7%,indicating that pecan orchards show high profitability when is produced under medium-technologyconditions in the municipality of Delicias, Chihuahua.