Tomatoes are one of the most successful vegetable crops in Honduras, as tomato exports to El Salvador can reach $200,000 a day when the value of a box is about $25, according to manufacturers in the central part of the country.
The main tomato producing departments in Honduras are El Paraíso, Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Choluteca, Olancho, Copán and Ocotepeque. One of the farmers, Edy Maradiaga, said that although tomato costs had fallen to $10 a box today a successful harvest that generated more than 15,000 direct jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs across the country.
Tomatoes in Honduras are part of the vegetable sector and their production and export constitute an industry in Central America, in addition to meeting domestic demand. According to experts, local consumers prefer pear and apple tomatoes.
This year’s purpose is more than 85 million pounds and export more than $5. 1 million.
Source: latribuna. hn
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