During 2020, imports of fruit and vegetable juices by companies in the region totaled $79 million, and purchases from Brazilian companies increased 45% over what was reported in 2019.
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After in August 2020, in the context of the pandemic caused by covid-19, regional imports of bottled water dropped to a historic low of $700 thousand, in the following months a recovery was evidenced and in December the figure rose to $2 million.
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From January to September 2020, companies in the region bought fruit and vegetable juices abroad for $79 million, 17% less than in the same period of 2019, a drop that is explained by the decrease in imports from all Central American countries.
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From January to June 2020, bottled water imports in Central America totaled $12 million, and purchases from companies in Mexico increased 86% compared to the same period in 2019.
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From January to September 2019, bottled water imports in Central America totaled $18 million, and purchases from companies in the United States increased 14% over the same period in 2018.
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From January to September 2019, companies in the region bought fruit and vegetable juices abroad for $95 million, 5% less than in the same period in 2018, mainly due to the drop-in imports from Honduras and El Salvador.
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During the first half of 2019, imports of bottled water in Central America totaled $12 million, and purchases from companies in the United States increased 10% over the same period in 2018.
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In the first three months of 2019, countries in the region imported non-alcoholic beverages for $109 million, and purchases from the U.S. grew 10% over the same period in 2018.
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During the first quarter of 2019, imports of bottled water in Central America totaled $7 million, 7% more than what was purchased in the same period of 2018.
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Last year, Central American companies imported fruit and vegetable juices for $133 million, and 63% of the total was bought by companies in Panama, Honduras and El Salvador.
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In the first nine months of 2018, countries in the region imported non-alcoholic beverages for $327 million, 3% less than the same period in 2017.
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Regional Imports Decline
Between January and September 2017 and the same period in 2018, the value imported into the region fell 3%, from $337 million to $327 million.
Embotelladora La Mariposa in Guatemala, Distribuidora La Florida in Costa Rica and Femsa in Panama are three of the companies in Central America that report the highest figures for purchases of all types of beverages.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence unit provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and value of their imports, exports and other relevant data.
In the first six months of 2018, countries in the region imported non-alcoholic beverages for $217 million, with 59% of the total purchased by companies in Panama, Guatemala and El Salvador.
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