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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.

U.S. corn exports to Colombia hit historic trade levels at 3.6 million metric tons (MT) in Marketing Year (MY) 2014 with a trade value of $861 million.

In 2014, Canada remained the top destination for U.S. exports of high-value agricultural products, with a total of $17.2 billion.

The marketing year (MY) 2015/16 corn production is forecast at 23.4 million metric tons (MMT).

Peru is the largest fishmeal exporter in the world.

In the past decade, one of the most apparent trends agricultural trade patterns has been the growth in agricultural trade between developing countries or so-called “South-South trade.”

The Government of Costa Rica recently issued a Decree fixing producer and consumer prices of rice, thus maintaining a longstanding policy of price fixing in the domestic rice market.

In February 2015 an Illinois-based grocery manufacturing and processing business contacted USDA FAS Washington over problems exporting cheese to Mexico.

Mexico’s beef and pork production are revised higher due to strong market incentives that are promoting higher than expected slaughter.

Ecuador’s COMEX Resolution 011-2015 (March 6, 2015) will have a significant impact on U.S. consumer-oriented export products such as beef, pork, confectionary, and fresh fruits.

Post revised the 2015 outlook for production, consumption and exports of beef and pork, respectively.

Colombian demand for U.S. pulses (dry peas, lentils and chickpeas) has been constrained because of the competition with Canada, which entered into a free trade agreement with Colombia in 2011.