Could Dominican Republic cereals sector policy hold lessons for Nigeria? According to a recent report published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Dominican Republic (DR) has a large milling industry based e... 01/06/2014
Jamaican coffee policy under review as production falls despite market opportunities The contribution of the coffee sector to foreign exchange earnings in Jamaica has declined by a half in the last 10 years. The Jamaican government... 22/05/2014
Dominican Republic rice sector subject to gradual trade liberalisation through regional trade agreement According to a report published by the US Department for Agriculture (USDA), rice remains “one of the most important agricultural products” grown i... 17/05/2014
CARICOM–Canada trade negotiations back on track Press reports indicate that after a “lengthy impasse”, negotiations between CARICOM and Canada for a reciprocal preferential trade agreement are ba... 16/05/2014
EC tables new regulation on the organic sector In March 2014, the EC published “proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products”. The proposal focuses... 10/05/2014
Free trade agreements boost Latin and Central American banana exports to EU but with variable performance According to press reports, Panamanian banana exports in 2013 increased by 8.63% to reach 14.3 million boxes, valued at US$90.4 million. In the sam... 10/05/2014
Banana sector mergers and acquisitions, from Suriname to leading traders According to press reports from January 2014, “Suriname’s Ministry of Agriculture has reached a deal with Belgian produce multinational Univeg to p... 10/05/2014
Clock ticking on Jamaican sugar sector diversification The chairperson of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean, Karl James, has warned that if the Jamaican sugar sector cannot move into increased prod... 27/04/2014
New investments in Jamaica announced, and emerging Chinese interest in Guyana? In January 2014, the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) announced plans to invest US$180 million and US$200 million respectively in the Monymusk an... 30/03/2014
US loses out to intra-CARICOM rice exporters as Guyanese rice exports increase According to a USDA report, US rice exporters have lost markets in Jamaica to Guyanese and Surinamese rice exporters. Jamaica normally imports arou... 22/03/2014