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Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy. U.S.-origin food processing ingredient exports to Peru are forecast at $238 million in 2016.

Costa Rica has a well-developed hotel and restaurant sector and tourism is ranked as one of the main economic drivers representing an important source of foreign currency.

In fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October to September) total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.5 billion.

This report replaces the previous Peru Biofuels Annual report dated November 2, 2016. During 2017, ethanol production is forecast at 112 million liters, up slightly from 2016.

FAS Lima and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) joined efforts to develop the Burger Festival campaign.

Hotel occupancy rates remain stable at 53.6 percent in 2015, with a number of new hotel chains expanding operations in Colombia.

Import-friendly Caribbean islands gobbled up $1 billion in U.S. consumer-oriented foods and fish products in 2015, capping over a dozen years of steady growth in U.S. exports to the region...

Peru is world-renowned for its cuisine and restaurant scene. FAS Lima forecasts Peru’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (i.e., HRI) sector growing 3 percent in 2016...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking public comments on proposed changes to the Health of Animals Regulations, the section that deals with humane transportation of animals.

In 2015, Canada regained the position as the top destination by value for U.S. agricultural exports; a total of $21 billion.

A report by the National Office of Statistics (ONE) and the Ministry of Agriculture shows that the Dominican Republic (DR) has 319,676 agricultural production units...

In Nicaragua, imports of Genetically Engineered crops (GE) are limited to the use of animal feed since the Nicaraguan Commission of Risk Analysis of Living Modified Crops (CONARGEM)...