Honduran producers argue that making the agreement more flexible will have a negative impact on them.
The modification of a rice restriction agreement, which allows the government to import the grain through other brokers or from the mills themselves, will bring negative consequences for domestic producers.
This is the opinion of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP), whose business advisor said that the measure will leave farmers vulnerable.
The government is allowing a duty free import of 30,000 tons of rice in order to meet domestic demand.
Juan Artica, undersecretary of Agriculture said that after a nationwide analysis revealed a shortfall in the supply of the grain to the market, an import has been authorized.
"He guaranteed that no price increase would be applied to the product by millers.
The Ministry of Agriculture announced that the country is now certified to export melons to the Mexican market.
The vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Juan Angel Artica, added that now there are new opportunities for producers in Honduras.
"The Mexican market will help because there is a surplus of about 400 metric tons to which some companies had not found a destination for,” reports Elheraldo.hn.
Against the spread of the 'tar spot' pest, agricultural authorities initiated technical assistance programs.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, SAG, has made alliances with distributors of agricultural products in order to install technological labs in all experimental stations.
Deputy Agriculture Minister, Juan Artica, said there was an agreement by corn distributors, insecticides and fungicides companies to plant areas of land and provide the appropriate technical assistance to enable testing on plantations, so to determine the methods for slowing the spread of "tar spot."
The state's farming ministry (SAG) has announced that resources will be made available to finance the country's food producing sectors.
Approximately $58 million is held in a trust managed by the Honduran Central Bank (BCH), provided by Petrocaribe, a Caribbean oil alliance with Venezuela.
La Tribuna reports comments from SAG viceminister, Juan Ángel Artica, saying that, "President Porfirio Lobo Sosa has authorized us to initiate projects that will benefit national agricultural by using funds from Petrocaribe. Not only will the funds go towards the rice sector but there will also be help for all food producers, since we have shortages of other grains too".
The resources will be invested according to the National Basic Grains Plan, which seeks to assure inventory and price stability.
The announcement was made by the Agriculture Ministry (SAG). Vice minister Juan Angel Artrica also commented they plan to sow 24 million quintals of corn (11 million of yellow grain, and the rest of white).
“Such plan comprises the first sowing (May to December) of rice, corn and some bean, as it is a high consumption product (5.000 daily quintals)”, reported La Tribuna.
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