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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.

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).”

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

Honduras is the only country in Central America that allows commercial production and field trials of agricultural biotech crops.

Honduras ranks 1st in Central America, 3rd in Latin America, and 6th globally in coffee exports by volume.

The sugar industry in Honduras aims to improve investment, refining capacity and efficiency. Both production and exports are expected to increase in 2013/14.

With implementation of the CAFTA-DR agreement, U.S. agricultural exports to the region have surged and continued growth is expected.