Upala Agricola
In the first quarter of 2022, the European Union was the number-two importer of Costa Rican farm products. Shipments worth US$299 million included bananas (39%), pineapples (31%), gold coffee (9%), watermelons (6%) and melon (3%). It should be noted however that both bananas and melons will be subject to pesticide sampling in 2024 under a multi-year plan.
Tue 06/09/2022 by Maria Belen Barbini
AGAP
Peru is truly turning into a powerhouse in the global agrifood market, with agricultural exports this year set to reach US$9.7 billion, an increase of almost 10% from last year, […]
Tue 06/09/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
TBP
The country aims to limit the rise in average global temperature to within 1.5°C of preindustrial levels.
Mon 05/09/2022 by Maria Belén Barbini
Reybanpac
Despite logistical challenges, China’s banana imports from Ecuador have risen by over 25% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year. According to […]
Mon 22/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
ProColombia
Colombia’s agricultural exports jumped by 38.8% in the first six months of 2022 compared to the same period a year earlier, with total exports worth US$6.12 billion, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and […]
Tue 16/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The Grape Reporter
The 2021-22 Chilean table grape season has been hit by a combination of water scarcity, rains during harvest and the logistics crisis, leading to one of the worst seasons on […]
Wed 03/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
ESPACIO FOOD SREVICE
The Espacio Food & Service show is the region’s premiere food industry event and an effective way for companies to enter or expand into Chile and the larger Latin American […]
Mon 01/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
AGROVISION
Peru exported 162,459 tons of fresh blueberries in the 2020-2021 campaign, worth a total of US$1 billion. The aim for 2022 is to surpass 200,000 tons.
Wed 13/07/2022 by Belén Barbini
The current global crisis is putting the squeeze on Ecuador’s banana industry, with several factors combining to hamper demand. No bananas are being sent to China for the time being, […]
Mon 11/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Expoalimentaria
Expoalimentaria will take place this year from September 21 to 23. Peru’s international business platform for 4 specialised sectors: national and international foods and beverages, machinery, packaging and foreign trade […]
Thu 07/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Errol Hogenkamp, AdobeStock
After 16 days of demonstrations and stoppages (as of June 28), Ecuador’s nonoil export sector had accumulated US$85 million in losses; 86% of the impact was concentrated on the flower, […]
Mon 04/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
ADEX
In a letter addressed to Peru’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa Arroyo, the Association of Exporters (ADEX) suggested asking the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the United Nations to […]
Thu 30/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
