bananas

Honduras to Plant 3,000 Acres of Bananas

Honduras to Plant 3,000 Acres of Bananas

Ramón Duarte, the general secretary of the union of the Standard Fruit SUTRASFCO Company, stated that their goal for this year was to expand banana production by 1,200 hectares (2,965 Acres). According to Duarte the expansion plan has 2 goals: increasing banana production improving their quality so as to be more competitive and become the […]

Honduras Banana Exports Increase by 11.5%

Honduras Banana Exports Increase by 11.5%

The Central Bank of Honduras stated that the country’s banana exports between January and November 2015 increased by 11.5% in value and 7.3% in volume when compared to the same period of 2014. During the reference period, banana sales amounted to $442.7 million dollars, i.e. 11.5% more than the $397.2 million dollars achieved in the […]

German Investors in Honduras for Bananas

A delegation of German investors is in Honduras closing business deals with small and medium banana producers in order to enter the Russian market with a demand worth 100 million Euro. The Undersecretary of Agriculture, Juan Carlos Ordóñez noted that this opportunity will not only generate foreign exchange, but the opening to an important market. […]

Honduras Could Benefit From Ecuador Troubles

Honduras should seize the opportunity this year to become the leading seller of bananas in Latin America, since Ecuador is facing production and transportation problems. The challenge was brought by the producer, Arturo Castillo, after saying that Honduras exported in 2011, more than 25 million boxes, especially to the United States, earning approximately USD $400 […]