This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Last Published: 7/8/2019

Overview

Barbados is the seventh largest market in the Caribbean for U.S. agricultural and related products.   According to U.S. trade statistics, in 2018 the United States exported $104.8 million worth of agricultural and related products to Barbados.  As in most Caribbean islands, domestic agricultural output and food processing is limited.  Barbados relies on imports of practically the full range of food products to meet the needs of its population.

Moreover, the expanding tourism sector further fuels the demand for U.S. food products.  Exports of prepared foods, dairy products, beef and beef products, non-alcoholic beverages; eggs and egg products round out the top five U.S. exports of consumer-oriented agricultural products to Barbados. With roughly a 50 percent share of Barbados’ imports in the consumer-oriented category, U.S. exporters have room to increase their sales.


Leading Sub- Sectors

Most food products, especially specialty food products, dairy, and red meats remain in demand.
 

Opportunities

The expanding tourism sector further fuels the demand for U.S. food products.  U.S. exports to Barbados of snacks, fresh produce, and prepared foods  have all  increased since 2018. 
 

Web Resources

Jonelle M. Watson
Political/ Economic Commercial Assistant
U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel: 246-227-4052
Email: watsonjm@state.gov 

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO)
909 SE 1st Avenue, Suite 720
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-536-5300
Fax: 305-536-7577
Email: atocaribbeanbasin@fas.usda.gov
Website:  http://www.cbato.fas.usda.gov

Richard Battaglia
Director

Omar González
International Trade Specialist

Isabel Dávila
Agricultural Marketing Specialist

Barbados Ministry of Agriculture : www.agriculture.gov.bb

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