Through an agreement with the union of entrepreneurs from Cortes Honduran companies have been identified that are able to export agricultural products such as coffee, cocoa, fruits and fresh vegetables.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés has signed an agreement with the Center for Promotion of Imports (CBI) in the Netherlands, in order to identify companies that have the potential and ability to sell their products in the European country.
Between January and September 2016 Central American countries as a whole imported a monthly average of $26 million worth of confectionery and chocolates.
Data from a report entitled 'Candy and Chocolate Marketin Central America',presented by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with graphics"]
Fresh fruits, processed fruits, concentrates and fruit juices, coffee and cocoa are the main products with potential for export to China.
From a statement issued by Procomer of Costa Rica:
San José, November 18, 2016. Fresh fruits, processed fruits, concentrates and fruit juices, as well as coffee and cocoa are the main Costa Rican products that have potential for export to the Republic of Korea; a developed country with sophisticated and demanding consumers, in terms of innovation and quality.
Ecuador is preparing a plan to reactivate the production of fine cocoa and plans to increase sales in the international market in 2025 to $3 billion.
The recovery plan for aromatic fine cocoa will raise sales in the international market to $3 billion in 2025, above bananas and shrimp, which are Ecuador's star products.
The main producer and distributor of milk in Costa Rica has bought the plant, brands and businesses belonging to Gallito, which was owned by the multinational Mondelez.
Company officials explained that the purchase of the candy and chocolate manufacturerGallito is part of its strategy to diversify business areas, specifically in the food industry.
In order to take advantage of the growing global demand for cocoa and fine chocolates, in the last three years the number of hectares dedicated to the cultivation of cocoa in the country went from 3169 to 4000.
Supporting efforts to obtain a high-quality grain, local producers are increasing acreage and diversifying final products, in order to export cocoa not only in its whole grain or chopped format, but also products such as chocolate, cocoa butter, liqueurs and other things.
The chocolate maker Ritter Sport will start harvesting cocoa in the country in 2017 at its own plantations.
The increase in the international price of cocoa is one of the main problems facing manufacturers, some of whom have chosen to obtain their raw material from their own plantations in order to reduce costs.
African palm, coffee, pineapple, bamboo, cocoa and forestry are the categories that the Nicaraguan government is promoting as investment opportunities in the Caribbean coast.
Noting that deforested areas are those that could house African palm plantations, Alvaro Baltodano, presidential delegate for investment and exports, noted that African palm is now being planted in 10 thousand acres of the Nicaraguan Caribbean, as part of a project that aims to plant 20 thousand acres.
The national plan for restoration and reforestation will allocate $23.5 million to restoration activities in mangroves and wetlands, zones for water recharging and renewal of coffee and cocoa plantations.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources:
The opportunities identified are for sauces, dressings and condiments, tropical fruit jams, and some concentrated juices, and problems for cocoa and coffee beans because of high tariffs.
From the executive summary of a study by PROCOMER: "Turkey: market potential for Costa Rican tropical fruit and food":
Trade authorities in both countries have announced that before the end of the first half of this year the trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 2013 could be signed.
This is the third round of negotiations to finalize a Partial Scope and Economic Complementarity agreement between El Salvador and the Republic of Ecuador.
Central American producers are invited to attend the Regional Cocoa Forum on August 17 and 18 in the Expocentre in San Pedro Sula.
The Cocoa Producers Association of Honduras (APROCACAHO) invites producers in Central America to exchange experiences regarding climate change, markets and obtaining good cocoa prices, reported Latribuna.hn.
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