Between August 2019 and December 2020, there was evidence of an upward trend in the average price of Central American frozen fruit exports, as it increased from $1.04 to $1.45 per kilo.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"].
Between 2019 and 2020, it is estimated that ice cream sales in the country increased by 6%, with supermarkets, discount stores and convenience stores being the main marketing points, as 7 out of every 10 units are sold in these establishments.
In recent years, ice cream consumption in the Guatemalan market has increased considerably, since between 2019 and 2020 sales increased by $8 million, going from $128 million to $136 million, according to Euromonitor estimates.
In the new commercial reality in which customers value food free of any virus or bacteria, producers and international distribution chains are forced to reinforce their safety systems to reduce the risk of selling contaminated products.
Months ago, it was reported that in China, processed and frozen meat products arriving from abroad were detected with the presence of the coronavirus.
In the current context of pandemic and changing habits, consumers are beginning to prefer fresh foods over packaged or processed foods, driven by the search for health and immune system benefits.
The covid-19 outbreak led to changes in people's behavior and significant changes in consumption habits, which are reflected in the food product market.
Personalized food, health and well-being, sustainability, zero waste and taste and indulgence are the five macro trends that impact the food sector in this new commercial reality.
The pandemic resulting from the outbreak of covid-19 has essentially served as a driving force behind most of the trends that had been developing before the crisis, only slowing down those linked to sensory experiences, concerns about the use of plastic in packaging and preferences for imported options, since the context has stimulated the consumption of brands and alternatives of local origin, according to an analysis by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Agency (Procomer).
Berries, cherries and citrus fruits, fruits that due to their vitamin C content are generally associated with positive effects on the immune system, reported increases in sales in the US and European markets during March, April and May 2020.
In this context of new consumption habits, which emerged worldwide due to the outbreak of covid-19, banana sales (due to its high potassium content and its contributions to health) have been extremely positive.
Sales via websites, social networks and instant messaging systems, as well as offering home delivery and including frozen food on menus, are some of the innovations that restaurants have had to apply in the new commercial reality.
Until the abrupt change in consumption habits brought about by the covid-19 outbreak in Costa Rica, restaurants did not imagine that the situation would force them to abandon their classic table service.
A distribution center for refrigerated and frozen food products is planned to be built on an 8,780 square meter site in Zone 12 of the country's capital.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit, Innovafoods, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called, "Bajo Cero."
The site is in Sardinal de Carrillo, Guanacaste. It has a construction area of 51 thousand square meters, 2 sheds and a refrigerated network of 7 chambers for product maintenance and 2 freezing tunnels.
In a statement issued by the government, it is indicated that on July 24 began operations the first stage of the Regional Wholesale Market Chorotega, in which some 6,500 producers of Guanacaste and Upala will market their products directly.
In the first half of the year, countries in the region exported $51 million in frozen fruit, 11% less than in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Frozen Fruit Market in Central America compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
After a $20 million global investment, Grupo Rey launched a meat processing plant and a cold and frozen distribution center.
By inaugurating two industrial plants, which together cover an area of 7,400 m2 and are in the capital, in the La Locería sector, the business group aims to improve production, distribution and supply processes.
In the first quarter of the year, companies in the country exported $32 million worth of frozen shrimp and langoustine, registering a 64% increase with respect to exports in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on theFrozen Shrimp and Langoustine Market in Nicaragua, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first nine months of 2017, Honduras exported $185 million worth in shrimp and frozen shrimp, 30% more than in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Shrimp and Frozen Shrimp Market in Honduras, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2016 exports of fresh and chilled vegetables from countries in the region amounted to $143 million, and sales to the US grew by 9% compared to 2015.
Figures from the information system on the Fresh or Chilled Vegetables Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
In 2016 the value of exports of fish, molluscs and crustaceans reached $714 million, equivalent in volume to 114 thousand tons, 8% less than the amount sold in 2015.
Figures from the information system on thethe Market for Fish, Molluscs and Crustaceans in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit atCentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
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