The idea is to develop a storage facility for perishable goods coming from South America which would then be exported to the U.S.
The minister of Agricultural Develpment, Emilio Kieswetter, has visited the United States to see a new multimodal logistics platform by the company Gateway Mississippi Gulf Coast, one of the largest logistics centers in the country.
By mid-year the country will start exporting beef to Chile.
Chilean authorities have authorized the slaughterhouses after verifying Panamanian health standards.
"Although the name of the approved slaughterhouses was not stated, the head of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), Emilio Kieswetter, said that Panama could start exporting beef in the next four or five months" stated the article at Laestrella.com.pa.
Government authorities are considering investing $1 million in an irrigation project called “Remigio Rojas”, in Alanje, province of Chiriquí.
This initiative has received $65 million so far, but has not yielded the expected results, as growers lack the required infrastructure to benefit from it.
The additional $1 million would help expand the project, increasing rice production in the dry season by 80%.