Laprensa.com.ni reports that in Honduras " ... basic grain producers are warning that importing beans will be necessary, due to the low yield obtained in the 2013-2014 cycle in the country. Juan Valladares president of Prograno, said the shortage of beans in the country is not alarming, but imports of this grain will be needed and one of the markets where they would normally buy from is Nicaragua."

" ... The fact that in Nicaragua there is also problem with the availability of beans, which has driven up prices of red beans by twenty cordobas per pound, according to the farmers whose production has declined. The promise made by President Ortega to ensure a better market for the production of black beans meant that in the last harvest farmers turned to planting that variety at the expense of red beans, which are the most consumed type in Nicaraguan. Nicaragua's annual demand is 2.75 million quintals of red beans.

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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