 Potato production in Mexico is mostly for commercial purposes; the production for household consumption is very small.Approximately 160,000 medium-sized farmers grow sugar cane in 15 Mexican states; currently there are 54 sugar mills around the country that produced 4.96 million tons of sugar in the 2010 crop, compared to 5.8 million tons in 2001.Mexico's sugar industry is characterized by high production costs and lack of investment.