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During its June budgetary deliberations the Barbadian Parliament modified the basket of food items eligible for VAT free consideration.

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

Biotech regulation has been virtually non-existent in the Caribbean.

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

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.

Barbados Ministry of Agriculture reconfirmed the U.S. competent authorities recognized for certification of dairy products and foods that contain a dairy component sourced from the United States.

For nearly two years USDA agencies have engaged Barbados in bilateral discussions that recently culminated with issuance of clearer requirements for dairy products for human consumption...

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).”

Amidst the backdrop of lackluster economic performance in the Caribbean, improving economic conditions in advanced economies continue to generate a growing influx of tourists to the Caribbean islands.

Over the past 11 years (2004-2013) U.S. exports to the Caribbean Island Basin of consumer-oriented products and fish products have averaged over 10 percent annual growth.