Nicaraguan exporters no longer have to send their goods by boat through Manzanillo port (south), now they can do so through the border at Ciudad Hidalgo (north), Mexican authorities announced.

According to Rodrigo Labardini, Mexico's ambassador in Managua, the Nicaraguan insistence on the importance of logistics to ease trade between the region and the country, allowed the Government to respond, for example, with the rehabilitation of border offices of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico (SAGARPA).

"It is a modern port with refrigeration rooms, and laboratories for samples. I understand that in economic terms it is an advantage because the natural trade between Mexico and Nicaragua is by land and therefore it represents an opportunity to reduce costs," the ambassador added.

"Now we must do our task as the private sector and focus on ensuring that there are no obstacles in customs procedures and with carriers, and attend to the movement of animals," said Carlos Salinas, President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Mexico- Nicaragua (Camexnic).

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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