Because citrus cultivation has been declared a national emergency in the country, the government authorized the import of 1.860 solid tons of orange juice.
The Secretariat of Economic Development has authorized the entry of orange juice to the country without tariff. According to the authorities, this action is expected to ensure the supply of the product in the local market.
In Honduras, from October 1, processing of International Phytosanitary Export Certificates can be done digitally through use of an electronic signature and stamp.
Honduran authorities reported that the National Service of Agrifood Health and Safety (SENASA), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), has launched online processing of the certificate.
Due to a shortage of the grain, this week millers in Honduras have asked the government for the corresponding permits to import corn from the US.
In relation to the requested permits, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Mauricio Guevara confirmed last Wednesday that " ...There is a request due to shortage, I understand that it comes from three or four companies in the milling industry."
The union for the sector reports that from January to March of this year, they have exported 1,200 tons of beef, and this year they expect to sell abroad around $22 million worth.
According to authorities at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), during the first quarter of the year there have been good numbers in sales abroad, reporting average exports of 400 tons per month.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock may decide to impose tariffs on dairy products from El Salvador in the coming days.
For months, Honduran dairy producers have been complaining to the government about the difficulties they face in selling their products in El Salvador, which could impose additional tariffs on the entry of these products.
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).
Honduran farmers are looking for alternatives to commercialize milk in the Salvadoran market, by giving sanitary certification to artisanal dairy plants.
In light of an oversupply of milk that is affecting the Honduran livestock sector, producers are looking for neighboring markets where they can export milk.They report that many of the plants in Honduras are not receiving the surplus product because they do not have the capacity to process it.
The government has authorized the importation of two small onion quotas for the months of June and July.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock, Jacobo Paz, explained that they will be small purchases,"... between 25 and 30 containers ...", less than the 68 containers that are usually imported at this time of the year.
It has been reported that to date 14,303 animals have been traced and identified and 97 establishments have been registered in the National Traceability and Livestock Registry System.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock:
With the decisive support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG by its initials in Spanish) through the National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA) the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA), and the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers in Honduras (FENAGH), this nation has joined the rest of the countries in Central America.
Spanish investors have announced an interest in local production of 1200 hectares of avocado, 800 of mangos, 300 of papaya, and 1,500 of organic coffee.
The duty free import quotas approved for the fourth quarter of 2015 correspond to 10,487 tons of white corn, 16,734 tons of yellow maize and 77 tonnes of milled rice.
The Ministry of Economic Development announced the grain import quotas for the period October-December 2015, covered under the free trade agreement, DR-CAFTA.
The government has authorized the import of 25,000 tons of grain to offset the chronic deficit in domestic production, this year aggravated by drought.
Despite complaints from local farmers, it has been confirmed that the Mexican government will not restrict the entry of 15 million tons exported annually by Honduras.
Shrimp producers in Sinaloa, Nayarit, Michoacan and Sonora, pressured the Mexican authorities to prevent the entry of Honduran shrimp, claiming that the product is contaminated by the disease Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS).
Arguing the presence of disease in the product, the farmers of Sinaloa, Sonora, Nayarit and Michoacan are asking the government to prevent the entry of Honduran shrimp.
If the Mexican government approves the blockade, Honduran producers estimate that 15 million pounds of shrimp will be left without access to the Mexican market.
Jacobo Paz, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), told Laprensa.hn that "... the presence of the disease in the country has not been proven and what has been recorded are cases of vibriosis due to lack of rainfall during 2014 and 2015, which caused increased salinity in the Gulf of Fonseca and, consequently, an increase in mortality of shrimp. "
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