Certificates of origin still yield no benefits in Costa Rica
Banana and coffee producers, among others, haven’t received the benefits that they expected upon obtaining the seal.They still haven’t seen the increase in the product’s value and the market size that they expected for bananas after getting the geographical indication (certificate of origin).These products.....
Honduran fruits and vegetables attract Canadians
Six Honduran companies that export tropical vegetables and exotic fruits excelled during a trade mission held in Toronto, Canada. The mission is doing a follow-up work to make exports to this market in the short term.This activity was organized by the Ministry of agriculture and livestock (SAG) with the.....
Dominican Republic: The onion producers owe 240 million pesos
Onion producers from the Vallejuelo province (Dominican Republic) asked President Danilo Medina to give them a hand by starting, as soon as possible, the commercialization of onions thus preventing dozens of farmers to go bankrupt.Antonio Fermin, engineer and spokesman for the associations of horticultural.....
Rambutan producers prepare Mesoamerican Congress
The president of Rambutan Producers of Soconusco, Alfonso Pérez Romero, announced that preparations are underway for a Mesoamerican Congress on Rambutan in Tapachula, Mexico, aimed at seeking new distribution channels, better prices and support from the authorities to fight pests.Producers from South East.....
Costa Rica: Supermarkets compete for high-income clients
Supermarket chains Grupo Empresarial de Supermercados (Gessa) and Walmart from Mexico and Central America are struggling to gain ground in the segment of high-income customers, a niche market so far dominated by Automercado.Gessa will launch its 'premium' Saretto Supermarket format, a shop it bought in 2012,.....
Banana company sued in Costa Rica
The Compañía Bananera del Atlántico Limitada COBAL, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands, heiress of the United Fruit Company, is facing a lawsuit in Costa Rica for environmental damages.The Association for the Development of Ecology reported the company to the Administrative and Civil Tribunal of the Treasury.....
Guatemala and Haiti joined Mexico in offering mangoes to the US
According to figures released by the National Mango Board (NMB) in its latest harvest report, mango shipments to the US in the week ended on March 30, 2013 totalled approximately 2,031,950 boxes, a 15% increase in relation to the previous week.Of the total, about 1,490,148 boxes came from Mexico, 8% more.....
Carolinas HealthCare teams with Chiquita, Harris Teeter on aid project
Much-needed medical supplies and equipment are on the way to a Guatemala hospital, thanks to a partnership involving Carolinas HealthCare System, Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. and Chiquita Brands International Inc.Carolinas HealthCare’s International Medical Outreach program — a partnership with the.....
Cuba: Tomato harvest proves to be satisfactory in Camagüey Province
In Cuba, over 5,300 metric tons of tomato, an amount which goes beyond expectations, have been processed by El Mambí and Camalote plants, industrial entities belonging to the local Empresa de Conservas y Vegetales (pickled vegetable processing company).José Molina Álvarez, one of the executives of this.....
Onion producers want Government to stabilize price
The Association of Farmers Mama Tingo from the municipality of Vallejuelo (Dominican Republic), demanded the State to, in the shortest time possible, go to the rescue of onion producers in different rural communities by marketing it, at a fair price that compensates for the cost of production. They also want.....
New opportunities for exporters
One of the ways in which the Ministry of Trade and Industries (Mici) is boosting Panama's exports is through the implementation of a program called Exports Platform, which also provides opportunities for producers who have never exported.The initiative aims to persuade Panamanian producers to become.....
Pineapple production registers meteoric growth
The growth of pineapple crops in Costa Rica has been meteoric and out of control. The problems caused by agrochemicals and the concentration of lands in the hands of large companies are two of the main socio-environmental impacts of this activity.Mauricio Álvarez Mora, geographer for the Environmental Kiosks.....
Costa Rica and Canada sign agreement promoting organic products
Costa Rica and Canada signed an agreement to promote the marketing of organic products. Both countries recognized the regulations governing the accreditation and certification of organic agricultural products in their countries.Based on this recognition, Canada accepted that fruits and vegetables produced.....
Domincan Republic exports 300,000 tons bananas to EU
In 2012, the Dominican Republic exported about 300,000 tons of banana to the European Union nations, making it their main supplier, according to Ekaterina Krivonos from the Trading and Markets Division of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO).Last week, during the "Towards the.....
Positive expectations Central American melon season
The Central American melon season is off to a good start. Rolf Weber of Global Producers says that in all producing countries planting has been reduced, resulting in lower volumes this season. "The past two years have been really dramatic with low prices due to excessive supply and bad weather. We all hope.....
Guatemala: Stockton finds new applications for Timorex Gold
Though Timorex Gold was initially developed by the Stockton Group (STK) as a sustainable and effective control of Black Sigatoka in bananas and a broad spectrum of diseases in vegetables, fruit trees and vineyards further testing and applications have yielded new uses for the biofungicide. Now, Stockton has.....
The fruit has been distributed in the Netherlands, Poland and Russia
Costa Rica: Netherlands reports melons with pesticide residues
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported the entrance of melons with pesticide residues to the European Union from Costa Rica.The Netherlands started sharing the information about the goods. It has been distributed also to Poland and the Russian Federation.The alert, which has been sent to.....
Jamaica: Gebbers Farms workers provide funding to Jamaican retirement home
In a gesture of giving to those in need, some 400 Jamaican seasonal farm workers at Gebbers Farms in Brewster, WA, made a remarkable contribution of $250,000 in Jamaican currency to the Golden Age Home in Kingston, capital city of their home country, in mid-February.At the ceremony, the Honorable Derrick.....
Costa Rican producers change to pineapple
Since big companies control most of the banana production in Costa Rica, many medium and small producers have changed their crops to produce pineapple. An example is the small producer group, Agro Export Parra.For 15 years, Agro Export Parra has produced and exported fruit and vegetables from Costa Rica to.....
Guatemala: Focused on perfecting horticulture
Earlier this month Popoyán and Priva opened a Training/Research Center called CCIPPP (Centro de Capacitación Innovación y Producción Popoyan-Priva). This is the first tropical center of its kind in Latin America. It is estimated that CCIPPP will be training more than 2000 growers from the region in the next.....
Dominican Republic: Avocado exports generate more than US $30 million
The Government's support to avocado producers of the Dominican Republic has generated a substantial increase in exports of fruit to international markets, with a volume of 20,000 metric tons per year, and a foreign exchange contribution that exceeds 30 million dollars.A report from the Department of Fruit of.....
Dominican Republic exported 300,000 tonnes of bananas to Europe
In 2012, the Dominican Republic exported about 300,000 tonnes of banana to countries of the European Union, making it their main supplier. This is anestimate made by Ekaterina Krivonos from the Trading and Markets Division of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO).Last week, as she.....
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