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This report was updated to reflect certification requirements for pet food, table eggs and egg products.

Central America’s Northern Triangle – which includes El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – offers significant market opportunities for exporters of U.S. farm and food products.

The National Plant, Animal Health and Food Safety Service (SENASA) is the regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products that enter Honduras.

On July 20, 2017, the Honduran Government launched its new sanitary regulatory agency (Agencia de Regulacion Sanitaria – ARSA).

The Government of Guatemala is accepting FDA Certificates of Free Sale or State issued certificates of Free Sale to register processed food products with the Ministry of Health.

The growth of the food processing industry, the expansion of supermarkets in urban areas and the growing hotel, restaurant, and institutional sectors have led to increased exports....

Guatemala has a population of almost 17 million inhabitants and approximately 5 million live in Guatemala City where most of the new hotels and restaurants are opening in the country.

The National Plant, Animal Health and Food Safety Service within the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), is the regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural....

The National Plant, Animal Health and Food Safety Service (SENASA) of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock has requested and seeks to enforce that the products display the production date...

The growth of the food processing industry, the expansion of supermarkets in urban areas, in addition to the developing hotel, restaurant, and institutional sector have advanced U.S. agricultural...

Specific Attestations Required on Export Certificate(s) have been updated for: a) live cattle for breeding purposes, b) poultry and poultry products, to reflect FSIS export library updates...

The GOG made several policy changes to facilitate trade, while other policies continue to cause problems. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) rescinded plant-by-plant inspections of non-processed...