Honduras: Food Processing Ingredients

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HO2023-0001

Honduras is the 24th largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, and the third largest market under the Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which entered into force for Honduras in 2006. The United States exported agricultural goods worth $1.3 billion, including $540 million bulk, $469.9 million of consumer-oriented and US$299.5 million intermediate agricultural products. In 2022, the two-way agricultural trade was $2.5 billion. For the past few years, Honduras' market for ingredients used in food processing has grown significantly, and future growth is anticipated. The United States is the preferred supplier for corn, soybean meal, pork meat, wheat, rice, and beer.

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