Nicaragua forecasts $355 million in exports to Venezuela, a 41 percent increase

Nicaragua announced that exports to Venezuela are expected to increase to $355 million, a 40.8 percent increase.

In 2010, exports to Venezuela were $252 million, mainly in the form of meat, beans and coffee.

Nicaraguan business leaders have called on the government to hold talks on a free trade deal with Venezuela.

Original source (in Spanish): Efe