An agreement signed between officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) and the Federation of Producers and Agricultural Exporters (FPX), seeks to increase by more than US$200 million exports of Asian vegetables, cantaloupe and watermelon.
In 2011, the agribusiness trade amounted to US$2,245.9 billion, accounting for 57.6% of the total exported and the agricultural sector reached US$632.6 million, according to the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH).
Products such as bananas, vegetables, melons and watermelons helped exports to register a growth of 24.6%.
Just in vegetables US$71.2 million was exported, indicating a 59% increase compared to 2010.
Source: Latribuna.hn