Introduction............................................................................1 1.- Plantations in NAFC countries............................................3 1.1. In Mexico.........................................................................3 1.2. In United States...............................................................7 1.3. In Canada.......................................................................11 2.- Issues associated with plantations..................................13 3.-Constraints.......................................................................18 4.- New oportunities and global linkages for the NAFC countries..............................................................................20 5.- Conclusions and recomendations....................................25 6.-References........................................................................26 Annexes................................................................................29