Nicaragua Expects to Export $140 Million of GoldTuesday, March 23, 2010 The country’s mining industry expects to double its gold exports in 2010, its main destinations being the United States and Canada. The Central Bank of Nicaragua revealed that in 2009 the country sold 88.000 troy ounces, netting $81 million. Gold and Silver Exports Worth $100 millionThursday, May 10, 2012 Petaquilla Gold plans to increase its extraction of gold this year at its mines in Panama from 6,000 to 8,000 ounces. The president of the multinational mining company Petaquilla Gold, Rodrigo Esquivel, presented these forecasts for the year 2012. Panama Triples Gold ExportsMonday, March 29, 2010 Gold exports summed $16 million in 2009, three times more than in 2008, according to data from the Economy ministry. Zorel Morales, president of the Mining Chamber of Panama, explained that the main driver of this growth was the opening of Petaquilla Gold mine, located in Donoso, Colón. Panamanian Gold Exports Shoot UpMonday, August 2, 2010 Gold exports have increased from 5,749 ounces in the first half of 2009 to 33,369 in the same period of this year. According to information from the National Comptroller's Office, income from gold exports increased from $1.5m to $23.8m. Guatemala: Mining Exports Down 20%Monday, August 8, 2016 The decline in production and lower international prices explain the 20% drop in sales abroad in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2015. The results from the first half of the year come at a time when the suspension of several mining licenses has started to cause uncertainty among companies and concessionaires in the sector. See: "Another Two Mines Suspended in Guatemala" and "Mining Moratorium Proposed". Record Gold Exports in NicaraguaWednesday, November 16, 2011 Foreign sales of gold in the year up to October reached a record $291.5 million, the largest in history. According to data from the Center for Exports (CETREX), gold has become Nicaragua’s third largest export. Fyffes Invests $8 Million in PanamaTuesday, May 12, 2009 Fyffes, a European company, bought Panamanian pineapple producer, Agro-industrials Golden West SA for $8 million. With the purchase, estimated at $8 million, Fyffes acquired 450 hectares and the assets of Agro-industrials Golden West SA. The European company also has pineapple production properties in Costa Rica, and it hopes that the combined production from both countries will reach 50% of pineapples sold in 2010. Panamanian Exports to Canada SoarMonday, September 27, 2010 For the first time since records began, exports of goods to Canada in the first six months of the year managed a trade surplus. Panama's total exports to Canada were $37.4 million in the first half of the year while imports were $29.1 million. Central America Sold More Pineapples in 2017Friday, April 27, 2018 Last year the region exported more than $1 billion worth of pineapples abroad, 8% more than in 2016, and 50% of exports went to the United States. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] More Costa Rica Pineapples in SpainFriday, September 29, 2017 In 2016, pineapple exports from Costa Rica to the European country totaled $64 million, 12% more than was sold during the previous year. Figures from the information system on the Pineapple Market in Costa Rica, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"] Costa Rica Sells More Pineapple up to March 2018Tuesday, July 24, 2018 In the first three months of the year, pineapple exports from Costa Rica totaled $245 million, 18% more than was sold during the same period last year. Figures from the information system on the Pineapple Market in Costa Rica, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] Protection Sought for Panamanian Pineapples and WatermelonThursday, May 30, 2013 Climate problems, lack of market and the elimination of the 'Certificado de Fomento de Agroexportaciones ' (Certificate for Development of Agroexports) have caused production to fall by 50%. "Pineapple production has declined, even though it generates a larger amount of labor than grain production," said Ricardo Garcia, spokesman for producers of pineapple and cucurbits in Chiriqui, the Central Provinces and La Chorrera. Pineapple Exports from Central America Up 6%Thursday, April 27, 2017 Led by Costa Rica, in 2016 the value of pineapple exports amounted to $954 million, equivalent in volume to 2 million tons, 6% more than was sold in 2015. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"] Central America: Pineapple Exports Up 8%Friday, December 15, 2017 Between January and June 2017 the region exported $514 million worth of pineapples, 8% more than was sold during the same period in 2016. Figures from the information system on the the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"] Complicated Panorama for PineapplesWednesday, August 15, 2018 Low international prices, overproduction and greater competition from markets such as the Philippines, is worrying Costa Rican pineapple exporters. On top of those factors is also the fact that exports to China have not grown as much as expected, due to complications faced in getting the product there in perfect condition. According to the exporters themselves, this difficulty "... is taking Costa Rica out of the market, as it takes between 28 and 30 days to arrive and it is estimated that a maximum of 20 days is required to maintain the quality intact." |
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