Nicaragua to Export 50% More Coffee to VenezuelaThursday, March 17, 2011 In 2011, Nicaragua hopes to export 300.000 bushels to Venezuela, 50% more than in 2010. Albalinisa representatives reported that Nicaragua exported coffee for the first time to Venezuela in 2009, amounting to 125.000 bushels, a figure which increased to 200.000 in 2010 and would reach 300.000 in 2011. $30 million for Honduran farmersThursday, November 6, 2008 The government will sign a loan for $30 million with Venezuela this week; the funds will be used to finance loans to small farmers. The letter of intent will be signed by the Ministers of Finance, Rebeca Santos from Honduras, and Alí Rodriguez, from Venezuela, according to the president of hte Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), Edwin Araque. Venezuela to Purchase Nicaraguan BeansTuesday, July 6, 2010 A delegation from the Venezuelan government will negotiate the purchase of 20,000 metric tons of black beans. The president of the Nicaraguan Association of Producers and Exporters, Enrique Zamora, highlighted the benefit to producers that are organized in cooperatives. El Salvador to Import Fertilizers from VenezuelaWednesday, June 10, 2009 The Department of Agriculture and Livestock Farming will analyze the offer made by the Venezuelan government. Miguel Sevilla, who is the official responsible for this project, did not provide any details on the negotiation for the importing of these materials. Agro Exports from Honduras to VenezuelaFriday, August 2, 2013 Under the framework of the Petrocaribe initiative, Honduran producers plan to sell palm oil, milk powder, UHT milk and chicken meat. According to the president of the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers (Fenagh), Leopoldo Durán, the Venezuelan government has shown interest in Honduras for the provision of palm oil, milk powder, UHT milk and chicken meat. Nicaragua To Export Black Beans to VenezuelaTuesday, October 22, 2013 Once the end of the 2013-2014 crop season has finished 1.2 million pounds of black beans will have been sold to Venezuela. "A larger effort has been devoted to the production of black beans for export, due to the security afforded by the market agreement between the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua," said the president of the National Union of Farmers and Ranchers (UNAG), Alvaro Fiallos, alluding to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA). Venezuela Funds Irrigation Project in NicaraguaThursday, October 22, 2009 Venezuela will fund the first phase of the Pacific Irrigation Project, whose total investment could be more than $2.14 billion. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega informed the Venezuelan government will support the first phase of this mega project, which includes refreshing the former Project for Irrigation of the Pacific Plains of Nicaragua, drafted over 20 years ago. El Salvador Faces Bean ShortageThursday, October 1, 2009 MAG is considering buying beans from Costa Rica and Venezuela, as crisis in Honduras and droughts in Nicaragua make it difficult to get it from them. The country will have to import between 10% and 15% of the national demand, assured Manuel Sevilla, head of MAG, the Agriculture Ministry. Nicaragua: 59% Increase in Coffee ExportsMonday, June 6, 2011 In the first seven months of the current 2010/11 crop, foreign coffee sales have increased by 59%. High international prices and an increased harvest volume have enabled the country to increase the value of their sales to the rest of the world, which amounted to $273.6 million between October 2010 and April this year. Guatemala and Costa Rica join Cacao producers associationMonday, October 6, 2008 Authorities from seven Latin American countries will create the "Association Fine Aroma Cacao Producing Countries" this week in Ecuador. This organization will be established at meeting of producers and exporters of this type of cacao from Venezuela, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, Granada and Ecuador, declared Walter Poveda, Ecuadoran Minister of Agriculture, in a press release. Peanut Production in NicaraguaTuesday, August 27, 2013 During 2012 peanut sales abroad totaled $133 million, nearly four times the amount of 10 years ago. Nicaragua produces three million pounds of peanuts per year, with the region of Chinandega controling 60% of industrialized production and 90% of the grain that is exported. Honduras Plans to Export $400 million in Palm OilMonday, July 8, 2013 Palm oil production will grow by more than 20% during 2013, and entrepreneurs are looking for new markets. According to Hector Castro, president of the Association of Palm Growers in Honduras, annual production of palm oil is between 11% and 18%. Venezuela Interested in Nicaraguan CoffeeWednesday, August 10, 2011 A Venezuelan trade mission will visit the country with a view to expanding the quantity and quality of coffee exported home. The trade delegation will be headed by the general manager of Corporación Venezolana del Café, Marcelo Cruz. Honduras to Sell Onions to SubwayTuesday, June 21, 2011 An agreement has been made between producers and the fast food chain for the sale of 350,000 bags. The president of the National Association of Onion Producers , Edgardo Arita, also said that producers have complied with the phytosanitary requirements imposed by Colombia and Venezuela, which will enable the resumption of exports to these countries. Fertilizer Market in NicaraguaThursday, April 12, 2012 Price increases of between 10 and 15% are estimated in a market distorted by unexpected arrivals of shipments from Venezuela. In 2012, prices could be between 10% and 15% higher. This year was no exception to the fluctuations, with the prices at the beginning of the year being up, then down, and at the moment prices are again rising, said Orontes Lacayo, president of the Nicaraguan Association of Formulators and Agrochemical Distributors (ANIFODA). |
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