Honduras will not be sending much shrimp to the US in 2016. According to importers from the region, the country is still suffering from the losses caused by disease and poor weather, and the prognosis for 2016 is flat. Most production in Central America is centered around the Gulf of Fonseca the Pacific Ocean inlet […]
The coordinator of the Sectorial Office of Economic Development, Arnaldo Castillo, stated that, after an open dialogue, the Government reached an important agreement with Honduras’ onion importing and producing sectors. He stressed that the government would support the arrangements agreed between the producing and importing sectors. The import sector pledged to buy all of the […]
Honduras shrimp exports fell by 31% to $114.4 million through September 2015, year-on-year, according to statistics from the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH). The drop in value was driven by a 20.8% fall in export volumes and a 13.2% decrease of shrimp prices. Although some Honduras shrimp farms tested positive for early mortality syndrome last […]
Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush said Tuesday that the territory’s produce is coming in a few days aged and quite a bit more expensive than it should be. The premier travelled to Honduras on Friday and met with officials there in the city of La Ceiba and also on the island of Roatan about import-export […]
Sampedrano businessman William Sabillón, is an exporter who sells “nostalgic” items from Honduras to the United States and some Caribbean countries. He is convinced that those so-called nostalgic products (cazabe, coconut bread, and spices among other things) could see an increase in exportation by as much as thirty (30) percent. Sabillón expects to open new […]