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Article: Back on track: Central American shipments overcome Mitch.(effects of Hurricane Mitch on Central American coffee exports)
- Article from:
- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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While many of the wounds inflicted upon Central American nations by Hurrican Mitch are still healing, its people have fostered the strength to rebuild and move on. The countries are making speedy progress in terms of the rebuilding of vital infrastructure following the devastation. Although the damage to worst-hit Honduras and Nicaragua by the storm that crusaded through the region last October and November continues to demand many billions of dollars more to recover fully, the countries' key exports of coffee are now getting back on track with regular shipments reaching ports from growing regions.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in international aid has flowed ...