The Central Bank of Nicaragua presented the National Production, Consumption and Commerce Plan for the 2025-2026 productive cycle to the National Assembly, setting policy guidelines, production and export projections, and coordinated actions across the National System of Production, Consumption and Commerce. The plan is framed around six policy pillars covering food security, animal and plant health, entrepreneurship and trade, science and technology, rural technical and university education, and climate change protection. Results reported for the 2024-2025 cycle showed target completion of 83.7 percent in agriculture, 99.7 percent in livestock, 104.4 percent in agroindustry, and 114.5 percent in fisheries and aquaculture, alongside a 3.9 percent decline versus 2023 linked to farmed shrimp marketing issues. Climate expectations for 2025-2026 referenced a 75 percent probability of neutral El Niño or La Niña conditions at least through August, with the rainy season expected to begin fully in the last 10 days of May and variable precipitation. For 2025-2026, basic grains targets include rice at 5.1 million quintals oro, up 7.3 percent, red beans at 3.7 million quintals, up 8.8 percent, and maize at 7.9 million quintals, up 7.6 percent; projected agroexport volumes include coffee at 3.3 million quintals and peanuts at 4.5 million quintals. Total agro and fisheries exports for 2025 are projected at USD 3,117.4 million, up 8.1 percent year on year, and value added growth forecasts for 2025 include agriculture at 8.9 percent, livestock at 4.3 percent, agroindustry at 3.9 percent, and fisheries and aquaculture at minus 0.6 percent. Implementation is to be carried out through coordinated support measures by institutions within the national system, focused on engagement with producers, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs, including technical assistance and field visits.

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