Agronomy
in Central America
Thursday, May 24, 2012
An official delegation are inspecting phytosanitary conditions in the Central American country in order to allow imports of beef, leather and milk powder.
A Statement from the Ministry of Agriculture reads:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Costa Rican coffee farmers will be collecting an average of 26.5 quintals per acre in this harvest, well above the traditional average of 20 quintals per acre.
A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture reads:
The coffee sector reported an increase of almost 4% in productivity, with collections of 26.5 quintals per acre, according to estimates for the 2011-2012 harvest . This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Xinia Chaves, on Thursday, while participating in the fourth ‘Ciclo‘ conference organized to celebrate the 70th anniversary of MAG.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The global market for frozen fruits and vegetables continues to grow and is estimated to reach 22.6 million tons by 2015.
Analysis conducted by the Trade Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) can be extrapolated to the entire region:
Global Industry Analysts Inc., an international company that conducts market research, recently published a report entitled "Frozen Fruits and Vegetables: A Global Strategic Business Report", which indicates that the global market of frozen fruits and vegetables continues to grow and expected to reach 22.6 million tons by 2015.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The best bid was that of a Japanese company who paid $93.25 a pound for geisha Kotowa Don K coffee.
Kotowa Don K Coffee ranks among the types of naturally processed Geisha.
On Tuesday some of that coffee obtained the price of $93.25 per pound and was acquired by Horiguchi Coffee and Saza Coffee in Japan, after more than three hours of bidding on the websitewww.stoneworks.com.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A quintal of fine Costa Rican coffee in is sold with an average premium of $25 over the reference price on the New York Stock Exchange.
For the last twenty years producers have applied a production strategy for high quality grain, which allows them to sell 80% of the domestic production on fine grain markets, said Ronald Peters, Icafe’s executive director.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The monthly average composite indicator price in April was $160.46 cents / pound compared to $167.77 in March. The prices were less volatile in April than in March.
Despite the dip, Robusta coffee prices remain firm and the average sales price in the first 4 months of 2012 is still above that recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Monday, May 21, 2012
In Nicaragua some coffee farmers obtain average crop yields of 35 quntals per acre of green coffee.
A major challenge for Nicaraguan coffee growers is to increase their productivity and achieve technological and administrative renewal.
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES), has presented a study entitled "Program For Improvement of Coffee Production for Small and Medium Producers."
From the press release by FUNIDES:
The Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES), presents the study "Program For Improvement of Coffee Production for Small and Medium Producers (May 2012)" prepared in July by the consultants Julio Solórzano Lanzas and Félix Cáceres Trujillo.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Producers are having trouble handling the increasing volume of crops, because of lack of space and infrastructure for drying grain.
The Honduran coffee producers in Marcala, the mountainous western part of Honduras, have been facing serious problems in dealing with high volumes of production, which has doubled in the last 10 years.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade is negotiating with China on export rules for pineapples and melons.
The understandings are necessary for the implementation of the FTA signed between the two countries which came into force in 2011, reported freshplaza.com.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The penalty was applied to the companies for having implemented actions that caused obstacles to the entry of competitors or expansion of existing ones.
The statement of the Superintendency of Competition:
SC sanctions DIZUCAR for abusing its dominant position
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lower production and higher input costs have caused the price of coffee in Panama to rise by nearly 40%.
A pack of 425 grams of ground coffee that cost $08.04 in March 2010, now costs $6.59, according to the Basic Food Basket.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The tenth edition of the online auction ‘Cup of Excellence’ will include 41 lots and 67 samples of the best coffees.
The purpose of the competition is to identify exceptional coffees lots for auction online. The panel of judges is composed of 18 international tasters, two national and six international observers, who will select the winners, reported Prensalibre.com.
Monday, May 14, 2012
In Costa Rica, the current mechanism mainly benefits 30 large producers, who received $80 million in subsidies in 2011.
Despite warnings from the WTO, Costa Rica continues to subsidize rice production, a benefit which actually goes to about 30 large companies, rather than groups of small producers, and is "an unnecessary risk" according to the former Foreign Trade Minister Alberto Trejos, who added that "it is like going to the Country Club in Escazú to hand out Family Allowance resources."
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