A 5,000 square meter industrial plant with the capacity to process 95 pigs per hour was inaugurated in the municipality of San Juan Opico, department of La Libertad.
The project, which required more than $5 million in investment, was financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which contributed $2.3 million, and the remaining amount was disbursed by the Salvadoran Meat Industry (INCARSA).
The projected 16% drop in orange production in the state of Florida in the 2015-16 season will drive up the international price of fruit concentrate.
The Department of Agriculture reported that orange production in Florida will be reduced by up to 90 million cases in the 2015-2016 season, 16% less than in the previous season, when 96.8 million cases were produced.
In order to prevent entry of the medfly pest into the United States, products such as avocado, lemon, orange, papaya and mango may not be imported from Dominican Republic.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
The United States has restricted the entry of Dominican fruits and vegetables in order to avoid the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) coming into the country , according to a statement from the Plant and Animal Health Inspection Service at he Department of Agriculture (APHIS).
Fruits and vegetables, followed by baby food, milk and soy milk are the organic products in demand.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):
Given the continuing concern about food safety, consumers in Hong Kong are seeking safer and high quality options such as those that can be found in the organic sector, since they are perceived as being more natural and nutritious compared to conventional foods.
The European country has tripled its consumption of organic products since 2000 and despite being the largest European producer in this sector, the growing demand exceeds local supply.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
The German organic food market is the world's second largest, after the United States, with sales which have soared in recent years and reached a record 7,500 million euros in 2013, almost a third of total sales of organic food in the European Union.
In Honduras the Rice Producers Association is negotiating with the government conditions for establishing a reference price and proposing fixing at $18.65 per hundredweight.
Taken from ReporteArroz.com:
New Tender by Iraq leaves Latin America in suspense .
The Iraqi state-owned grain company issued on Monday an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tons of rice, as stated by the Ministry of Commerce.
Fresh chipilin leaves, edible chufle flowers, Izote flowers and pacaya and are the four agricultural products which received sanitation permits for entry to the US market.
From a statement issued by the Guatemalan Exporters Association:
News of expansion of the exportable agricultural supply from Guatemala to one of its main trading partners was met with great anticipation by the Agricultural export Sector, because it contributes to the AGEXPORT's strategy to continue captivating niche markets in the United States with new products.
The US Department of Agriculture projects that global production from the 2014/15 harvest will be 475.5 million tons, 1.1 million tons less than the 2013/14 production.
Excerpted from Reportearroz.com:
International Panorama
The USDA has released the information on expectations for the global rice sector for the upcoming 2014-15 campaign. According to records from the USDA, global production of milled rice in 2014-15 will be 475.5 million tons, representing a figure lower than 2013-14, when the total reached 476.1 million tons. The main reason for the decrease is due to a reduction in yield per hectare.
Due to the contraction in domestic production, it is estimated that by the end of the year beef imports will have risen by 19% compared to 2013.
From statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):
An increase is expected in imports of beef in the United States
According to data from the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), it is expected that imports of beef at the end of the year will have a total volume of about 2.684 million pounds, which represents a increase of 19% compared to 2013. The USDA also estimates that this behavior could be maintained for 2015 and the year could end with an increase of 0.6%.
An announcement has been made that the South American country has been authorized to export a type of beef produced without hormones or antibiotics, endorsed by the Department of Agriculture.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
The Department of Agriculture (USDA has authorized Uruguay to deliver a new meat product, according to the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) of this country, Tabaré Aguerre.
American health authorities have lifted the restriction on the import of meat from the province of Patagonia, Argentina, in force since 2001.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture of the United States announced the lifting of the ban that was placed on beef imports from Argentina more than 13 years ago.
After completing the process that includes inspection of poultry farms, Honduras has received certification from the neighboring country in order to export eggs.
From a press release issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Honduras (SAG):
The range of exports of Honduran poultry products has been widened with the addition of eggs after Honduras was certified by El Salvador for the export of this important nutrient, which will strengthen business relationships and generate more income for the country.
Authorization has been given for the purchase of 550,000 tons of sugar cane and 100,000 tons of sugar beet for the current season.
The new allocation established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), represents an increase of about 50% on the existing quota of 1.32 million tonnes.
"Among the reasons for the increase of the quota, is the reduction of local production and the abrupt change in market conditions since sugar mills in the United States initiated a trade dispute with Mexico two months ago. Since filing the complaint against the Mexican plants in late March, local prices have gone up by 16%... ".
Alerts have been issued over a new outbreak of the PEDv disease which a year after its first identification in the country has raised prices of pork to historic levels.
The appearance of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Disease (PEDv,) on a farm in Indiana, United States, has started to generate concern in the industry about the possibility of a new massive infection and pork meat production being affected.
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