Increased Exports of Fruit and Vegetables in HondurasWednesday, April 24, 2013 So far in 2013, exports of Honduran fruits and vegetables are almost triple total exports in 2012, when sales showed a significant decline. In the Valley of Comayagua the number of containers shipped overseas went from 1,700 in 2012 to about 4,100 containers during the first quarter of this year. Mango: Exports Expected to IncreaseThursday, March 28, 2019 In 2018, Guatemala sold abroad 18 tons of mango, equivalent to $10 million, and by 2019 businessmen expect to achieve an increase of between 10% and 15%. According to producer data, the main destinations for Guatemalan fresh mango exports are the U.S., Canada, Europe and Chile, but they expect the increase in sales to result from greater demand from the European and Canadian markets. Honduras Prepares to Sell Melon in ChileTuesday, September 3, 2019 Honduran companies and authorities of both countries are agreeing on dates to review and endorse the phytosanitary measures of those interested in exporting the fruit. According to the authorities of the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) of Honduras, the South American country presented days ago to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the phytosanitary requirements for the import of melon from the Central American country. Panama to Begin Exporting Pineapple to ChinaFriday, October 4, 2019 The first container of Panamanian pineapple left on October 1 to Beijing, China, and is expected that in the coming months shipments will be 12.5 containers per week. The head of Agribusiness of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), Tomás Solís, said that the company Ananas Trading Inc. Panama will increase fruit exports from 12.5 to 25 containers per week in 2020, explains an official statement. Multi Million Dollar Investment in Fruit ProductionWednesday, March 21, 2018 A swiss company plans to invest $20 million over the next two years in the production of passion fruit and guava in Nicaragua, and among the planned investments is construction of a processing plant. Frutco de las Américas S.A. plans to invest $4.5 million in the construction of a processing plant, $1.5 million in the financing of an organic plantation, $2 million in the acquisition of land, $700 thousand in training and planting of passion fruit, and $500 thousand in a guava plantation. |
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