In 2020, Nicaragua was positioned as the largest exporter of Central America with $440.1 million, in addition, the main buyer of coffee was the United States with 35.53% equivalent to $832.7 million, followed by Germany with $330.1 million.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
Geolocation systems and Big Data turn data into information that farmers and land managers can use to make more informed and timely decisions to increase productivity.
Sensors located in fields, tractors and on satellites high above farms are constantly collecting data.
Geolocation systems and Big Data are able to convert this data into information that agricultural companies can use to make more informed and timely decisions, increasing productivity, allowing to collect information on soil and plant needs to apply treatments that increase agricultural production, managing costly resources such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
From 5 to 10 October, Guatemalan businessmen from the agricultural sector will travel to Madrid to make several business appointments with potential Spanish buyers, and also know the trends in the supermarket sector.
Spain is a market with an interest in export products such as mango, avocado, roasted and green coffee, fresh vegetables and exotic fruits, some of the products most demanded by Spanish buyers, reported Agexport.
As of June 2018, Guatemalan coffee producers must comply with a new environmental standard whose requirements will depend on the type of farm on which the activity takes place.
In accordance with theprovisions of Governmental Agreement 137-2016, coffee producers must submit a study of the potential environmental impact of the activity to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
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"]
Grupo Duwest has announced the acquisition of Cafesa, a company that traded agricultural products and machinery, which until now belonged to Yara International.
Both Duwest and Cafesa are engaged in the marketing of agricultural products and machinery in Central America.Raimundo Rojas, CEO of Duwest, confirmed to Nacion.com that"...
Between 2015 and 2016, the total value of imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides in Central American countries increased by 6%, going from $632 million to $668 million.
Figures from the information system on thethe Market for Insecticides, Herbicides and Fungicides in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit atCentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Clic para interactuar con la gráfica"]
In 2015 Guatemala led the export of raw sugar with $848 million, followed by El Salvador with $178 million and Nicaragua with $114 million.
Foreign Trade figures for Raw sugar in Central America, analyzed by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData report that in 2015 the countries in Central America exported a combined total of 3 million 292 thousand tons of raw sugar equivalent to $1.289 billion.
Almost $100 million is the export value of the over 500 species and three thousand varieties of ornamental plants, cut flowers and foliage shipped in 2015.
Of the total production of flowers, ornamental plants and foliage,80% goes to the international market, while the remaining 20% is sold locally.In 2015 salesabroad totaled $95.3 million, and between January and August this year the figure has already exceeded $70 million.
The decline in the local harvest caused by drought has forced the country to double the volume of imports of the grain in the current year, 2016.
An article on Laprensa.hn reports that "...Jacobo Paz, minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), said that the import of 170,000 tons of yellow corn (3.4 million quintals), which will be used for agribusiness has already been authorized. "
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.
An announcement has been made of a visit by a trade delegation of Spanish companies specializing in agricultural machinery, on April 18 and 19.
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Guatemala informed Prensalibre.com that a trade mission of Spanish business people will be visiting the country on April 18 and 19. It will be formed of 15 entrepreneurs from eight Spanish firms belonging to the Spanish Association of Agricultural Machinery.
Between March 2015 and February this year the country achieved a production of 14.3 million bags of 60 kilos, 16% more than the nearly 12.4 million in the previous harvest.
From a statement by the National Federation of Coffee Growers in Colombia:
Bogotá - Colombia, the largest producer of mild washed arabica coffee, recorded a harvest in February of 1.1 million bags each weighing 60 kilos and that the growth rate has been maintained, however, they remain on alert because of the effect of the intense El Niño.
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.
By the end of 2014, 11% of the total land area was cultivated with annual crops, 14% permanent crops, 2% was uncultivated agricultural land, and the rest forest areas, homes and other areas of non-agricultural use.
National Agricultural Survey 2014, National Institute of Statistics:
Land use
Out of the sample framework that is 7,354,100 hectares 11% were planted with annual crops, 14% with permanent crops and 2% was uncultivated farmland, 24% was pasture, 52% forest, scrub and areas for other uses, such as forest areas, homes, backyards and other non-agricultural uses.
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