During the course of 2009, exports dropped 7% when compared with 2009, better than the expected 27% drop.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Exporters sold a total $1.34 billion in 2009, less than in 2008, when $1.45 billion were sold abroad.
Azucena Castillo, head of APEN, the Nicaraguan Exporters Association, addressed next year's challenges: "...diversifying the U.S. and Europe markets, consolidating exports to Venezuela, innovating more in production processes, and responding to non-tariff requirements", reported Elnuevodiario.com.ni.
Up to March 30, 2013, raw or unroasted coffee sales had fallen by 32%, which means a loss of $45.1 million.
Furthermore, the have been fewer sales of beef, sugar and peanuts, among other products, resulting in total export revenues diminishing by 8%, according to the Center for Export Procedures (Cetrex).
99.246 kilograms of chicken meat were exported in the first half of 2009, 70% less than the 326.682 kilograms exported in the same period of 2008.
Donald Tuckler, executive secretary at the Nicaraguan Poultry Producers Association (Anapa, spanish acronym), indicated that, given the failure of the sale to Venezuela, they are analyzing exporting to Guatemala and Costa Rica, recovering the Honduran market, maintaining exports to Dominican Republic, and "taking advantage of any other opportunity".