In the last five years, the average price of coffee exported by countries in the region fell by 33%, going from $226 to $151.
Figures from the information system on thethe Coffee market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit atCentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In Colombia a simplified export procedure allows anyone to use the system, by sending their product through courier companies.
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, with the aim of promoting the export of small quantities of coffee, has developed a simplified export procedure, which allows any natural or legal person who has registered in advance as a coffee exporter to make use of this format, whereby companies use postal and courier services, which will be registered in the system of the Federation for that purpose.
The International Congress on Sustainable Fine Cocoa Production will take place in Nicaragua on 9th and 10th of March 2016.
The state run Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) is inviting researchers, producers, exporters, technicians and traders of cocoa, to the International Congress on Sustainable Fine Cocoa Production, to be held on the 9th and 10th of March in Nicaragua.
Exports are preparing to close the year with a decrease of 7% compared to 2012.
This is according to the estimates of the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (Cadexco). The decline in international prices for products such as coffee is one of the reasons for the decline in exports. Agricultural exports could go from $2.510 billion in 2012 to $2.341 billion in 2013.
Nicaragua is able to sell 10,163 metric tons duty free to the EU.
Altogether, the Central America's total export quota adds up to 150,000 tons.
Mario Salaverria, president of the Sugar Association of El Salvador said the decision to sell the sugar was due to "uncertainty about the problem they had with Italy and that delivery times won't allow them to make the most of this access."
Nicaragua and Honduras are allowed to sell 65,000 more metric tons duty-free to the European Union.
The country has given approval for both Nicaragua and Honduras to receive this benefit temporarily, until the trade agreement becomes effective for Guatemala. "The Council of Ministers of Economy and Trade for Central America (Comieco) gave authorization this weekend for each country in the region to be able to make available its quotas at will" reported Nicaraguahoy.info.
From October to December 2012, exports from the group of nine Latin American coffee producing countries, with the exception of Brazil, grew by 15.75%.
The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafe) said in a statement that their exports of quality coffee from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru, joined the 6,135,414 60 kilo bags, in the quarter from October to December 2012.
Chinese government official estimates indicate that the over the next five years bilateral agricultural trade with Latin America and the Caribbean countries will exceed $40,000 million.
A statement from the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) reads:
Increased agricultural trade predicted between Latin America and China
According to officials from the Chinese government, bilateral trade in agriculture between the Asian and Latin American and Caribbean countries will exceed in the next five years 40,000 million USD.
The United States has zero tolerance for the presence of chemicals like carbendazim, detected in two shipments of orange juice exported from Costa Rica.
The fungicide is used to fight orange fungus. News of the rejection of these two shipments was published on the U.S. government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website on April 5 and on a bulletin at the Nasdaq stock market.
In the first ten months of the year, exports reported a growth of 61.9%.
Market diversification and an increase in oil prices meant that for the period 2006-2010 Costa Rican exports almost quadrupled.
Mexico is the main destination of exports, this year reporting an increase of 32%.
"Germany and the UK have emerged as new markets since 2010, and the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic this year, together accounting for 13.7% of total exports, according to figures from the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer)", reports Elfinancierocr.com
The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011-2012.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA press release:
San Jose, Costa Rica, October 21 (ECLAC/FAO/IICA). Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land - albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of water, biodiversity and well-educated human resources.
The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011-2012.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA press release:
San Jose, Costa Rica, October 21 (ECLAC/FAO/IICA). Despite the current context of volatility and high food prices, in the long term, the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by having available land - albeit concentrated in a few countries- a relative abundance of water, biodiversity and well-educated human resources.
In the first four months of 2011, the equivalent of $665.9 million in pineapples have been sold overseas.
After twelve years of being in first place in sales from Costa Rica to the rest of the world, the banana has lost its top position, after pineapples grew 4.5% in May compared to the same month last year.
The increase in global demand and the number of hectares planted in the country are two of the main reasons behind the strong growth.