In the wholesale distribution business of agricultural machinery and equipment in Costa Rica, it is estimated that Agrosuperior, Saturnia and Disagro, together account for about 50% of the market share.
Data from the report "Company's Corporate System", complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides details on company information based on sector, main activity, imports, exports, contracts granted by the government and other data.
Because of the coffee production performance, during the second quarter of the year the Guatemalan agricultural GDP grew 4% compared to the same period in 2017.
From the statement of the Chamber of Agriculture of Guatemala:
In Panama, the incentive of $7.50 applied to each hundredweight of paddy rice has been extended for the period from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
The Ministry of Agricultural Development (Mida) reported that in addition to the incentive of $7.50, it has been established that the price of a hundredweight of rice will be $17, (depending on the variations that occur in terms of promotions or discounts), which will be paid by the mills and intermediaries to local producers.
The Varela administration has applied a special agricultural safeguard to some porcine products imported from the United States, among which are hams, legs, shoulders and their pieces.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico.
The company manufactures and sells telescopic, articulated, maritime, forestry, scrap, salvage, trawl, platform cranes, hydro elevators and backhoes.
The Guatemalan union of the sector announced that the reactivation plan they are preparing is based on the renovation of coffee plantations within a period of five years.
The National Coffee Association (Anacafé), is working in conjunction with the ministries of Public Finance, Agriculture, Livestock and Food and the Inter-American Development Bank, on a plan for economic reactivation of the sector, which could be ready in the coming weeks.
Growth of more than 300% has been reported in Colombian exports to Nicaragua between 2016 and 2017, mainly explained by the sales of oil and its derivatives.
Data from ProColombia provided by the Colombian Embassy details that exports from the mining sector led the growth of 362% reported in exports between 2016 and 2017.Exports from other sectors, such as agri-food, metal-mechanics and chemicals also registered double-digit increases.
The growth could be driven by improvements that have been achieved in terms of technification, production management and meat processing and distribution.
The new pig slaughterhouse under construction in San Juan Opico, in La Libertad, will have the capacity to slaughter around 300 pigs per shift.
The slaughterhouse is a joint project by the Salvadoran Association of Producers and the US Embassy, which will contribute most of the funds.The slaughterhouse will have the capacity to slaughter about 300 animals per shift, with the possibility of working two shifts and doubling production.
The Hernández administration has denounced the fact that Guatemalan authorities are imposing non-tariff barriers on the entry of chicken from Honduras.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, Jacobo Paz, announced that since they have not been able to resolve the problem with their counterparts in Guatemala, they will submit the case to the Council of the Minister of Economic Integration (Comieco).
The World Bank projects that the price of a barrel of oil will rise to $56, metal prices will stabilize, gold prices will tend to rise and agricultural prices will increase, due to a decline in supply.
From a report by the World Bank:
WASHINGTON, October 26 - Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel in 2018 from $53 this year as a result of steadily growing demand, agreed production cuts among oil exporters and stabilizing U.S. shale oil production, while the surge in metals prices is expected to level off next year, the World Bank said on Thursday.
The 90-day closed season on pineapple crops in the northern part of the country ends on October 25, while farmers report that the ban was not respected and that the stable fly plague persists.
An article on Nacion.com reports that in June and July of this year the SENASA issued bans "...
Between 2015 and 2016 imports of vaccines for veterinary use in Central America grew by 7%, going from $36 million in 2015 to $39 million in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Vaccine Market for Vaccines for Veterinary use in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
Last year the estimated national production exceeded 639 million eggs, representing an increase of almost 10% compared to the figure registered in 2015.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...
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