Honduras: Retail Foods Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HO2024-0005
In 2023, Honduras’s consumer-oriented imports from the United States reached $553 million, making it the second-largest importer in Central America, after Guatemala. At the end of January 2024, imports of goods classified as food and beverages grew by $12.9 million compared to the same period in 2023, with a total value of $212.4 million while total restaurant service sales reached $811.5 million, a 23 percent increase from the previous year.

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