Representatives of the National Poultry Chamber (Canavia) indicate that this situation has led to a drop in producer’s prices. The current value is $1.38 per kilo, well below the $2.06 that would be the price if all costs were covered.
Anthony Miranda, Santa Marta Poultry manager, added that at times farms have had to price the product at $ 0.79.
"In light of this situation, producers have conducted preliminary investigations on the southern border in order to detect illegal trafficking. They are being supported by the National Health Service (SENASA), however, they failed to prove there was smuggling", reported Nacion.com
Xinia Chaves, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), said that a meeting was held with the Ministry of Security regarding increasing surveillance on the roads in the south.
Source: Nacion.com
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June 2011
The poultry sector in Nicaragua has denounced the importation of products from Honduras, which are causing losses for producers.
The president of the Nicaraguan Association of Small and Medium Poultry Producers , (APEMEP), Alfonso Valerio Muñiz told the press that
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June 2011
Poultry producers are insisting on preventing the entry of eggs from Honduras.
Alleging that it creates unfair competition and has a counterproductive effect on local egg production, poultry producers are demanding that Nicaragua prevents the sale of eggs from Honduras.
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In 2009, authorities confiscated 1.7 million pounds of smuggled dairy products, worth $4.4 million.
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September 2011
The price paid for the grain in Costa Rica is more attractive to Panamanian producers than what they receive in the local market.
In Costa Rica, the producer receives $12 for a can of ripe coffee beans (20 to 25 pounds), whereas in Panama they receive $9.
Since the start of the coffee harvest in the province of Chiriqui on 25 August, 300 quintals of coffee have been sent to Costa Rica according to statistics from the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA).
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