Costa Rica: Rice Situation Update
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Costa Rican consumers rushed to the supermarkets to buy higher volumes of basic staples such as rice and beans as the first cases of COVID-19 hit the country in March. In response to a 52 percent increase in rice consumption in March, the Rice Corporation (CONARROZ) asked the government to open a 60,000 metric ton special tariff rate quota to allow duty free imports up to that volume for delivery in June and July.
