Farmers who grow tilapia have added Mexico and Canada as recent export destinations, which should help them get about $60 million in additional revenue, an 8% growth, said businessmen.
"This year (2011) we managed to export a product with more added value, which are the spines of tilapia fillet, it adds an additional value to the steak, and it is directed at the upper middle class segment of the market that is positioned in the United States, and recently we started direct exports to Mexico with a volume of 200,000 pounds", said Orlando Delgado, manager of the company Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish, according ElHeraldo.hn.
As for Canada, said Delgado, the arrival of tilapia meat is indirect, through established U.S. chains in Canada.
Source: elheraldo.hn
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October 2011
With a total of $60 million worth of tilapia fillet exported, Honduras has surpassed Ecuador as the largest supplier to the U.S.
Orlando Delgado manager of the company Aqua Finca Saint Peter Fish, said that during the first half of the year export totaled 4.5 million kilos representing an income of $30 million and expectations for this year are close to a historic volume of close to 8 6 million kilos.
January 2011
In 2010 the country recorded Tilapia sales to the U.S. for 16.5 million pounds, generating $ 50 million in revenues.
Orlando Delgado, General Manager of Aqua Villa, which is dedicated to Tilapia farming, told Latribuna.hn: "This places the country as the number one producer and exporter of fresh tilapia fillets to the United States."
May 2011
The Honduran company Inversiones Acuícolas has invested in a factory for the production and export of tilapia.
It has hired about 10% of the population in the town of Comayagua, which is equivalent to 1000 jobs.
The company representatives indicated that they have performed several feasibility studies to determine the viability of the project in the area.
March 2010
Tilapia exporters expect to top their current sales of $60 million a year once the agreement with the European Union becomes a reality.
Honduras is one of the world’s leading producers of fresh tilapia, followed by Ecuador.
Erick Baide, from company Aqua Finca Saint Peter Fish, told newspaper La Tribuna: “We have all the required sanitary and legal permits to sell in Europe.
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