Traders want to import eggs from Honduras, but producers oppose it stating that local production is enough.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Although traders want to import eggs from Honduras, producers have voiced opposition, stating that local production is sufficient. According to the Nicaraguan Association of Poultry and Food Producers, 50 thousand boxes of eggs per day are produced, enough for consumption in the country.
In addition, to date there is no authorization for acquiring Honduran eggs, confirmed Sofana Ubeda, Deputy Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. "We are facilitators, we have to sit with traders and producers and reach a consensus."
Manuel Gutierrez, head of the General Department of Food Sanitation, explained that in order to enter the country Honduran plants must comply with health registration approved by Nicaragua and at the moment there are no certifications.
"Any request for certification or import permit must be approved by the Government, and only if the conditions to preserve both human health and poultry health are met, and in addition, only if the applicant country reciprocally opens its market to egg exports from Nicaragua," the Nicaraguan Egg Commission said.
Poultry farmers this year projected they will produce 657 million units, 11% more than last year.
The Nicaraguan Egg Commission in conjunction with the National Association of Poultry Farmers and Food Producers (ANAP) has projected an 11% increase in production of egg units this 2016, thanks to the fact that in November 2015 the sector had grown by 9.2 % and it reached 18.1 million boxes in the first eleven months of the year, reported Elnuevodiario.com.ni.
Governments are to certify a poultry plant in each country in order to formalize the process of exporting and importing, in an attempt to stabilize prices.
In order to solve the problem between merchants and egg producers in Nicaragua and Honduras, the respective governments have agreed to certify for importing and exporting one poultry plant in each country, with all the necessary requirements and in this way achieve price stability.
Poultry producers are insisting on preventing the entry of eggs from Honduras.
Alleging that it creates unfair competition and has a counterproductive effect on local egg production, poultry producers are demanding that Nicaragua prevents the sale of eggs from Honduras.
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