Mexican company, Sigma, exports from Costa RicaMonday, December 22, 2008 The company exports sausages, cheese, and yogurt from its three plants in Costa Rica to the rest of Central America The investments will be for the factories that produce sausages, located in Alajuela, and the one that produces cheese in Cartago. Agricultural Protectionism in PanamaTuesday, November 1, 2016 After having granted permits to import processed meats from 7 plants in Brazil, the government decided to reverse the decision and suspend the imports in order to show "solidarity" to domestic producers. The Panamanian Food Safety Authority "... taking into consideration denouncements from the productive sectors in the country, the Honorable Deputies of the Republic of Panama and other authorities, and in solidarity with this sector, which is of paramount national importance, has taken the decision to issue resolutions, through which the approval of the 7 processed meat plants in the Republic of Brazil are "suspended", so that our authorities, who are committed to the domestic agricultural sector, can develop the best policies in this regard and contribute to strengthening these sectors." Nicaragua: Sausage Exports to Venezuela UnderwayThursday, December 22, 2011 The company Delmor will begin exporting sausages to Venezuela next year through a contract with a Danish company. Zacharias Mondragón, Delmor’s manager, said that they will start with about 8 containers a month in the first three months of 2012, and in the long term send about 20 containers a month to the Venezuelan market. Block on Meat and Sausage Imports (2)Friday, March 2, 2012 Nicaragua's government is blaming beef and sausages exporters for the blocks on their products, for not having obtained the required export licenses. "The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Orlando Solorzano, blamed Nicaraguan businesses for the obstacles they face at a regional level in exporting their meat and sausages. The official said the exporters have failed to meet various requirements in the process for getting export licenses", reported Laprensa.com.ni. Non-tariff barriers for sausage importsTuesday, February 28, 2012 As with the case of beef with other countries, Honduras has placed phytosanitary restrictions on 20,000 pounds of sausage from Nicaragua, which is being disputed by exporter Delmor S.A. The general manager of Delmor S.A., Zacarias Mondragon confirmed that his company stopped exporting to the Honduran market because of the imposition of phytosanitary restrictions a year and a half ago by the authorities of that country. Cargill with Perry Brand Seeks to Expand in Costa RicaMonday, September 13, 2010 The Guatemalan food processing company, which currently exports to Nicaragua and Honduras, is looking to break into the Costa Rican market. The general manager of the company's Perry branded cold meats and sausages, Juan José Herrera, indicated that the procedures required by Costa Rican authorities had been completed and the Cargill is awaiting authorization to begin exporting. Costa Rica: Small and medium sized businesses can certify their processesThursday, October 16, 2008 Small and medium sized businesses, which operate in the dairy, cold meats, and flours sectors, can now access technical standardization in order to increase their level of competitiveness. Via the Nor+ program, which has the technical and financial support of the Inter-American Development Bank that administrates the resources of the Mutlilateral Investment Fund (IDB/FOMIN), companies can finance up to 60% of the costs of hiring specialist to head the process of applying a technical standard. Meat and Sausages: New Competitor in Costa RicaFriday, June 25, 2021 Dos Pinos will begin to compete in the Costa Rican beef, pork and sausage market through the La Granja brand. The companies informed that the plan is to offer the new line of products starting in the second half of 2021, being caterers, bakeries and grocery stores, the marketing channels that will be used to reach consumers. Panama: New Sausage PlantThursday, August 22, 2019 Grupo Melo inaugurated an industrial plant for the production of meat and vegetable sausages in Juan Diaz, district of Panama, with a total area of 5,600 square meters. For the plant, which has 4,000 square meters of operating area and 1,662 square meters of storage space, the business group invested close to $17.2 million. Honduras and Processed Meat ProductionThursday, June 1, 2017 The meat and sausage processors' association estimates that 7.5 million pounds are processed on a monthly basis. Sergio Moreno, president of the Honduran Association of Processors of Meats and Sausages, which groups together about 15 companies, explained to Laprensa.hn that "... every month the Honduran families that buy these products consume between 3 and 4 pounds of processed meat, a pattern of consumption similar to that of other Central American countries." Processed Meat Market in Central AmericaThursday, February 2, 2017 Between January and September 2016, Central American countries together imported $74 million in sausages and similar meat products, at an average price of between $2.37 and $2.85 per kilo. Figures from a report on Imports of Processed Meat in Central American, by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with graphics"] India as an Export Destination for PorkFriday, July 29, 2016 Frozen meat and meat products such as sausages, ham and salami are some of the goods imported by supermarkets, restaurants and hotels in India. From a report by Eurocarne.com: Panama: Endorsement to Export Pork to ChinaTuesday, December 10, 2019 Through the signing of two protocols, the Central American country is authorized to export to the Asian country pork meat and sausages, as well as fish and shrimp. Health protocols were signed on December 10 and according to the authorities of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), it is expected that the first shipments to China will be made as soon as possible. Sausages: Purchases from Mexico Up 17%Friday, September 14, 2018 From January to March of this year countries in the region imported $4.1 million worth of sausages from Mexico, 17% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017. Figures from the Information System on the Sausage Meat Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] Central America Imports More SausagesFriday, February 16, 2018 From January to September 2017, countries in the region imported $79 million worth of sausages, 6% more than was purchased in the same period in 2016. Figures from the information system on the Sausage Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] |
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