Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a six-day tour of Latin America trying to improve trade relations in perilous economic times

Honduras Negotiations have been taking place for quite some time to reach a free-trade agreement. Costa Rica The Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) came into e ect in Nov., 2002. Columbia Three years ago, Canada signed a free-trade agreement with Colombia. That deal comes into force next week. Colombia is Canada's fth-largest trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico). Colombia is Canadas second largest merchandise export destination in this region

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Honduras (Friday) Costa Rica (Thursday) Colombia (Wednesday)

Brazil The Conservative government is eager to make inroads with Brazil, now the world's seventh-largest economy and expected to rise to No. 5 within a few short years. Brazil is Canadas second-largest export destination in Latin America (behind Mexico) and Canadas 15th-largest export destination worldwide. Brazil is Canadas third-largest source of imports in Latin America and 16th-largest source of imports worldwide.

Brazil

2010 Exports, from Canada

$40.8M $108M
MAIN EXPORTS:
Canadian direct foreign investment is prominent in Honduras in garment manufacturing and mining.

$644M
MAIN EXPORTS:

$2,600M
MAIN EXPORTS:

Co ee

Pineapples

Cereals Machinery

Agriculture

Mining

Electronic Telephone Components Equip. Bananas Textiles Sea Food Fruit juice

Paper

Fertilizers

Software Environmental industries

Vegetables

Telecommu- Automotive parts nications

Trade between Canada and Honduras reached

$151M

$436M
MAIN IMPORTS:

2010 Imports

$717M
MAIN IMPORTS:

$3,300M
MAIN IMPORTS:

in 2010

$192 million
9.3%
over 2009

Petroleum Machinery Chemicals Foodstu s

Mineral fuel Co ee & oils

Mining

Steel

Plants Fruits & nuts

Sugar

Cement

Software

19.5%
over 2008

Beverages

In Brazil, Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousse signed a series of agreements during their rst meeting together Monday. The agreements are aimed at opening up air travel between Canada and Brazil and funding scholarships for students.

Harper's main goal is to help boost trade between Canada and Brazil, but he will also talk about security in the region.

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA MARTIN/QMI AGENCY