Climate Pressure Hits Panama Dairy Sector
Adverse climate factors are beginning to hit Panama’s dairy sector hard, according to a Thursday report.
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Expansion of boundaries of DARIEN have been officially updated
https://newsroompanama.com/2026/02/16/panama-updates-boundaries-of-darien-national-park/ The Ministry of Environment of Panama reported that the boundaries of the Darién National Park were officially updated. The measure was adopted under the administration of President José Raúl Mulino and the management of the Minister of the Environment, Juan Carlos Navarro, culminating a public consultation process that lasted for more than a decade….
Agriculture and ECO-tourism being expanded. # CACAO70 mi amigos y amigas
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/panama-oeste-impulsa-el-agroturismo-con-15-fincas-sostenibles-acreditada-DC20000535 Now this process serves as an engine for the districts’ economy, by consuming local inputs and promoting the conservation of the regional ecosystem Tourism in Panama reaches $5.981 billion with a growth of 7.6% until November 2025 The CAF Forum raised Panama’s hotel occupancy to 85% and confirmed its return in 2027. Retirees and…
Livestock infection is affecting the supply chain in LATAM region
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/alerta-regional-por-expansion-del-barrenador-panama-concentra-la-produccion-y-mexico-construye-nueva-planta-DF15673550 The cattle screwworm outbreak is affecting all of Central America and Mexico, with Panama as the epicenter of sterile insect production to curb the plague. The United States confirms its first human case in more than 50 years. The regional health crisis caused by the cattle screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) escalated to a new stage…
BANANA Giant “CHIQUITA” showing renewed confidence in region after Labor unrest
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/31/more-confidence-in-panama-is-the-reason-that-chiquita-is-returning/ The announcement came as a welcome change to banana growers in Bocas del Toro: the multinational Chiquita will return to production in Panama, raising hopes for economic recovery and more jobs. “We are excited about the agreement reached with Chiquita to return to production in Panama,” said Juan Alberto Arias, president of the Chamber of…
Forget DRUGS people Harvest some GD Coffee?
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/07/30000-per-kilo-is-the-price-for-panamanian-geisha-coffee-from-boquete-breaking-a-record/ Panamanian Geisha coffee once again sets a record sale price at The Best of Panama international electronic auction. This time it was the washed Geisha coffee, grown at Hacienda La Esmeralda in Boquete, Chiriquí, that set a record, selling for $30.204 per kilo. The Best of Panama global auction, which took about 12 hours between…
Ex-Pat making a dent in the Cacao market. SECOND story I am aware of the same
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/03/part-1-from-silicon-valley-to-the-jungles-of-chiriqui/ In 2011, Lyn Bishop left behind the fast-paced tech world of Silicon Valley in search of something more grounded. What she found was an overgrown, abandoned pasture near La Concepción, Chiriquí. She jokes that the razor grass was so dense she had to “swim” through it. But beneath that tangle was fertile land—and…
Who doesn’t love a good cup of “Joe” * NOT the lying PRICK, but COFFEE
“Luxury Coffee”….Go figure. Well I guess if you pay $12 USD for a goddamn STARBUCKS back home, why not???? This just helps my buddy at CACAO 70. Make that paper. The eighth edition of La Cosecha toured the most prominent coffee farms in the production of coffee, a grain that drives sustainable…
Bocas and PANAMA’s dependence on the magical “Banana” has caused quite the shitstorm
https://www.prensa.com/politica/fincas-vacias-y-sin-respuestas-en-bocas-del-toro-el-regreso-amargo-de-mil-trabajadores-bananeros/ About 1,000 banana workers attempted to return this week to five farms operated by Ilara Holdings , a concessionaire of the Chiquita banana company in Bocas del Toro , following a court ruling that declared their nearly two-month strike illegal. The government is negotiating with Chiquita to reactivate 20% of its operations in Bocas del Toro.‘We’re breaking…
JFC I was a “fan”, but this figure is losing his appeal with me. STFU
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/07/16/we-cannot-and-should-not-lose-a-banana-plantation-job-in-bocas-del-toro-says-martinelli/ According to the president of Realizando Metas, a banana plantation job in Bocas del Toro cannot and should not be lost. “It’s not just thousands of jobs, but the image projected after what happened with the copper mines, disputed ports, etc., combined with the gross manipulation of justice and the lack of due process,”…