Latin America and the Caribbean were very active in malt business: Trinidad bought 10,000 tonnes of malt, Barbados 1,500 tonnes, Guatemala 12,000 tonnes, Costa Rica 6,000 tonnes, Nicaragua 6,000 tonnes, Panama 12-14,000 tonnes. Prices CFR in bulk and in bulk in container were reported from US$ 300-330, depending on packing, size, and most important, on the exchange rate on days of contract conclusions.

06 November, 2004