Exports & imports exports Bank of Guatemala honey organic honey increase in exports exports decline Agronomy Asociación de Productores y Exportadores de Nicaragua (APEN) Carlos Cáceres Eviday, s.a. Exportadora Internacional Dinámica, S.A. Food Nicaraocoop Ucasa

Guatemala Exports 79% More Honey

The country sold $5.2 million in 2009, up from $2.9 million in 2008.

Monday, February 15, 2010

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85% of the total production is shipped abroad. The main buyers in Europe are the U.K., Germany, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Italy and France. In America, the top purchasers are the United States, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras.

Carlos Cáceres, head of the Honey Division at Exportadora Internacional Dinámica S.A., explained the increase as a result of a remarkable boost in domestic production and the fact that importing countries are now accepting multiflora honey.

Source: sigloxxi.com

Key entities

Bank of Guatemala Exportadora Internacional Dinámica, S.A. Carlos Cáceres

Countries

Guatemala

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