The National Autonomous University of Honduras requires the acquisition of balanced feed for animal production and mineral supplement provisions for the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlantico.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN No.10-2021-SEAF-UNAH:
"Tegucigalpa will purchase balanced animal feed and mineral supplement supplies.
The concentrate for cattle and sheep requires the following specifications:
Geolocation systems and Big Data turn data into information that farmers and land managers can use to make more informed and timely decisions to increase productivity.
Sensors located in fields, tractors and on satellites high above farms are constantly collecting data.
Geolocation systems and Big Data are able to convert this data into information that agricultural companies can use to make more informed and timely decisions, increasing productivity, allowing to collect information on soil and plant needs to apply treatments that increase agricultural production, managing costly resources such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
In Central America more than 6 million people search online and participate in conversations associated with dairy products, with ice cream, fudge and yogurt being some of the products with the greatest presence in consumer interactions.
An analysis of consumer interests and preferences in Central America, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, yields interesting results on people's preferences and tastes in food and other types of products or services.
How many people are interested in this type of food, where they are located, how old are they and what is their monthly spending level, are some of the questions that can be answered with the use of specialized geomarketing tools.
At CentralAmericaData we have developed a geomarketing tool based on interactive maps, through which it is possible to identify where people are and what characteristics they have as consumers. The map incorporates, for any country in Central America, variables such as population, income, average monthly expenditure and consumer interests. With this information, it is possible to identify potential clients and define promotional strategies accordingly, or also explore home delivery times from any point of sale.
Interest in food and beverage products has clearly increased in recent weeks in the region's markets, with the trend being more evident in products such as baked goods, soups, liquors, fruits and vegetables, candies and fast food.
Through a system that monitors in real time changes in consumer interests and preferences in Central American countries, developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long-term demand trends for the different sectors and markets operating in the region.
Because of possible contamination with organisms or pathogens, Del Monte Foods decided to remove from the Salvadoran and Panamanian markets the Fiesta Corn product seasoned with red and green peppers.
The U.S. company reported that the possible contamination is harmful to consumer health, which prompted the company to withdraw the product, which had been sent to multiple distributors and retailers in 25 states in the U.S.
In the business of different food preparations, it is estimated that Kris Food Processor, Kerns Food Industries and Malher concentrate about 13% of the market share.
Data from the report "Company's Corporate System", complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides details on company information based on sector, main activity, imports, exports, contracts granted by the government and other data.
Between January and June 2017, the region exported $57 million worth of frozen fruits, 60% more than in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the the Frozen Fruit Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
The FAO Food Price Index continues to show a slow upward trend for the third consecutive month.
From a statement issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization:
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 151.8 points in April 2016, up 1.1 points (0.7 percent) from March, but almost 10 percent below its April 2015 level. A relatively strong rise in vegetable oil quotations coupled with a more modest gain in international prices of cereals more than offset a decline in dairy and sugar prices. The small increase in April represented a third month of gradual rise in the value of the FFPI.
In 2014 imports of food preparations totalled $115 million, which is an increase of 22% compared to 2013.
Within this category, imports of composite preparations for the beverage industry recorded an increase of $18 million between 2014 and 2013, making a total of $53 million last year.In turn, imports of bread improvers recorded increase of 88% between the two years, going from $2 million in 2013 to $4 million in 2014.
After negotiating with local producers and importers, the government has authorized the purchase abroad of 48,800 hundredweight of onions during the second half of the year.
Official sources say that the country produces 440,000 hundredweight of onions every year, a production level that in Nicaragua covers 90% of domestic demand, therefore there is a need to cover the remaining 10%.
In 2014 exports of cocoa-based products generated revenue of $8.4 million, 6% more than in 2013.
Most of the cocoa products which are exported are based on dark chocolate, but varieties of white chocolate and milk chocolate are also sold. The Costa Rican company Grupo Britt, manufacturer and exporter of coffee and chocolate, reports that during the past five years it exported around $10 million worth, "... with a double-digit growth."