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Nicaragua: New Market for Dairy Producers

Centrolac and spokespersons from the Millennium Challenge signed an agreement for commercializing milk by western producers.

Friday, August 14, 2009

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In the first phase, Centrolac plans to purchase 5 million liters of milk, meaning over $1.850.000 for livestock breeders.

"Under this agreement, producers will deliver their milk through milk collection centers known as CAL, which are associated to the Millennium Challenge program. This way, producers have a secure market, with stable prices during winter and summer", reported newspaper El Nuevo Diario.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

Key entities

Millennium Challenge Corporation Cuenta Reto Milenio Lácteos Centroamericanos

Countries

Nicaragua

Insight

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