Cities of Baja California
The economy of San Quintin
San Quintin sits on the Pacific coast south of Ensenada and became its own municipality in 2020. It is the state's export-agriculture heartland.
Its farms grow export berries and tomatoes, and its bays are a center for oyster and mussel farming.
Berriesexport strawberries, blueberries, and tomatoes shipped year-round
#2the belt helps make Baja California Mexico's second-largest strawberry producer
Oystersoyster and mussel farming centered on Bahia Falsa
2020its own municipality since 2020
The state's export-agriculture heartland
- San Quintin is the state's export-agriculture heartland. Its farms grow export berries, strawberries and blueberries, along with tomatoes, and the belt helps make Baja California Mexico's second-largest strawberry producer. See agriculture for the wider picture.
- Produce ships year-round to global markets. Fruit and vegetables move to the United States, Asia, and Europe throughout the year, largely through Pacific ports such as Ensenada.
- The bays are a center for shellfish farming. The waters around San Quintin, including Bahia Falsa, are a hub for oyster and mussel farming, tying the area to the state's fishing and aquaculture sector.
- Where it is headed. As a young municipality carved out in 2020, San Quintin keeps building on the export-agriculture and aquaculture base that already anchors it, with the same berry and shellfish strengths shaping its growth.
Built on farm labor and the coast
- The area depends heavily on migrant farm labor. Its export harvests are labor-intensive, and the workforce that picks and packs the berries and tomatoes is central to how the economy runs.
- The Pacific coast shapes the economy. South of Ensenada, San Quintin pairs its farm belt with productive bays like Bahia Falsa, where oyster and mussel farming adds a second coastal livelihood.