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This report lists Nicaragua import requirements for export certification and import permits for agro-chemicals, veterinary products, feed stuffs and food products for human consumption.

Honduras allows commercial production and field trials of genetically engineered (GE) crops.

In Nicaragua, imports of Genetically Engineered crops (GE) are limited to the use of animal feed...

Honduras ranks first in Central America, third in Latin America, and sixth globally in coffee exports by volume.

In 2014/2015, coffee production reached over 2 million 60 kg bags, a 14 percent increase compared to the previous cycle.

Sugar production and exports are projected up in marketing year 2015/16. The increase is based on forecasts of improved yields due to better climatic conditions.

For 2014/2015, the Nicaraguan Sugar Commission anticipates a sugar cane harvest of sugar 7.2 million MT with a total sugar production of 728,042 MT, a 4 percent decreased compared to the previous year

Central America and the Caribbean, with their close geographical and economic ties to the United States, have always been an important market for U.S. agricultural exports.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) has the National Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASA) as the main regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products.

The Honduran Government changed the name of the Sanitary Regulation Directorate (SRD) to the “General Directorate of Surveillance of the Health Normative Framework (DGVMN).”