A lower middle-income country, Honduras is the second poorest country in Central America (IFAD 2012). In 2010, the country had a per capita income of about US$1,880. Honduras’s economy is based largely on the international trading of agricultural commodities and manufactures, making it the most open economy in Central America; this has also made it particularly susceptible to the 2008-09 global financial downturn. Remittances and exports fell sharply during this period, with GDP growth falling by around 2 percent in 2009 (World Bank).

Agricultural Production
Agricultural Production2007200820092010
Rice Production
FAO 2013
46,661 MT49,544 MT44,883 MT34,604 MT
Wheat Production
FAO 2012
1,242 MT1,048 MT1,127 MT1,000.00 MT
Maize Production
FAO 2012
634,881 MT536,277 MT587,235 MT508,941 MT
Soybean Production
FAO 2013
1,646 MT1,757 MT1,538 MT2,143 MT
Agricultural Exports
Agricultural Exports2006200720082009
Rice Exports
FAO 2013
1,955 MT2,221 MT2,682 MT2,237 MT
Wheat Exports
FAO 2012
75.00 MT80.00 MT150.00 MT MT
Maize Exports
FAO 2012
2,201 MT506.00 MT2,190 MT321.00 MT
Soybean Exports
FAO 2012
33.00 MT204.00 MT MT3.00 MT
Agricultural Imports
Agricultural Imports2005200620072008
Rice Imports
FAO 2013
112,921 MT103,995 MT70,689 MT91,616 MT
Wheat Imports
FAO 2012
MT MT MT MT
Maize Imports
FAO 2008
389,406 MT290,992 MT230,480 MT222,811 MT
Soybean Imports
FAO 2013
2,162 MT602.00 MT356.00 MT54.00 MT
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