42,000 Tons of Sugar Sold to EUTuesday, September 17, 2013 Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala managed to place the product in Europe at $480 per metric ton, $120 above the price on the international market. The auction was held under the framework of the Association Agreement between Central America and Europe. Although it was possible to place the sugar at a good price, producers had wanted to sell it for $500 per ton, said Mario Amador, general manager of the National Committee of Sugar Producers (CNPA). Europe Does not Want Food with Palm OilTuesday, August 7, 2012 European consumers paying attention to environmental conservation matters are addressing the criticism of the palm oil production, by increasingly opting for products not containing it. A statement from the Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER): New EU Rules for Food AdditivesFriday, April 20, 2012 A new regulation governing food additives in products exported to the European Union will be applied from December 1st, 2012. From a statement by Procomer: Opportunities for Honey in the EUTuesday, July 16, 2013 The entry into force of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union encourages projects to increase honey production in Nicaragua. Currently production is less than 500 tonnes per year, equivalent to 0.09% of what was imported globally last year (518,818 tonnes). According to Luz Marina Arana, coordinator of marketing research of the Center for Export and Investment (CEI), although Nicaraguan honey has entered duty free since 2004, with the entry into force of the trade agreement, "the new rules will stabilize trade and expand the possibility of new markets. " Sugar from El Salvador to EuropeTuesday, May 20, 2014 The Salvadoran sugar sector has exported the first 16,000 tonnes of a quota of 25,087 tonnes which corresponds to the country for 2014. From a press release by the Ministry of Economy (MINEC): 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. |
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