US, Honduras reach trade, agricultural development agreement
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Honduras Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Jacobo Paz signed an agreement this week supporting agricultural development and trade in Honduras, according to USDA.
Through the Food for Progress Program, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service will provide the government of Honduras with 30,000 metric tons of US yellow corn and 18,000 tons of US soybean meal, valued at approximately $17 million. The Honduran government will use proceeds from the sale of these commodities to implement projects that USDA says aim to improve agricultural productivity, enhancing farmers' access to information and market skills, building government capacity, and strengthening local, regional and international trade in agricultural products.