During the same period of 2010, the amount of sales to that country amounted to $ 16.8 million.
Despite improvement in exports, María José Guerrero, executive at the Center for Exports and Investment said it is necessary to increase the number of exportable products in order to increase sales.
"Current exports to Canada contemplate fresh okra, green coffee, peanuts, sesame, sugar, rum and crafts, as reported by the Center for Export Procedures (CETREX)", but Nicaragua could also sell fruits and vegetables, Guerrero told newspaper La Prensa.
Source: laprensa.com.ni
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February 2011
During recent participation at the Biofach and Fruit Logistica trade fairs, Nicaraguan producers closed sales for $ 5.3 million.
14 companies took part in the activities, supported by the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN), the Export and Investment Center (CEI) and the Government of the Netherlands.
March 2010
Members of the Center for Exports ("Centro de Exportaciones") are looking for new buyers for Nicaraguan products.
Prior to the FODEX 2010 trade show, they held talks with potential buyers for products such as jamaica marmalade and dehydrated fruits.
From Laprensa.com.ni: “They‘ve held meetings with Yasuo Sano, president of Réve de Chef, a pastry chain from Kobe, … and the company World Trading”.
August 2011
The Promotion of Sustainable Exports Unit will train Honduran and Nicaraguan producers in an organic certification process.
The new center will benefit more than 3,000 Honduran and Nicaraguan producers from 20 cooperatives.
Roberto Brenes General Manager of the Export and Investment Center (CEI) of Nicaragua, said the new body (inaugurated by the CIS and the Ecomercados organization), "will manage access for the cooperatives to a market of 160 countries that negotiate annually for organic products to a value of $60,000 million.
February 2011
Producers managed to sell $ 4.2 million over three days of participation at the fair.
Azucena Castillo, general manager of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN), said the purchase contracts are for okra, watermelon, ginger and dragon fruit.
"He stressed that those 4.2 million are in addition to what is planned to be exported this year (about 2.200 million dollars) and it also opens new markets," reported Laprensa.com.ni.
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