Nicaragua Exports Yucca to Honduras

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On their website, Nuevo Diario states: “The first container was sent last Monday with 360 quintals of peeled and refrigerated yucca to DINANT Corporation in Honduras, dedicated to making chips. The established contract with this corporation is a product of the support provided by Cuenta Reto del Milenio (CRM), Nicaragua, to the yucca producers in Leon, in the search and consolidation of better markets.”

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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