Although the goal of the union of Nicaraguan exporters was more than $48 million traded in the 2015 edition of the trade fair, they did manage to achieve $42 million in two days of activity, which was attended by 64 international buyers from the United States, Canada, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Spain and Puerto Rico.

Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "...The organizers confirmed that honey, fresh fruits, processed foods, seafood, vegetables, grains and seeds, meat, cheese, roots and tubers, herbs and spices, beans, frozen bread, hammocks and leather goods were the products most in demand in this sixteenth edition."

"... 500 companies took part in the activity, of which 56 exhibited their products for the first time. 5,000 visitors attended, including 64 international buyers."

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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