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In 2019, U.S. agricultural and related products exports to Costa Rica reached $723 million.

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992. All of the seeds are exported to the United States.

The Costa Rican foodservice-hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) industry is being hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

This report provides information on the export certification requirements of the Government of Costa Rica.

This report outlines Costa Rica’s requirements for food and agricultural product imports.

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has shaken the Costa Rican economy, and there is great uncertainty over about how quickly it will recover.

Costa Rica’s marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 coffee production reached 1,472,366 60 kilogram (kg) bags, which is 15.4 percent higher than the previous crop.

Costa Rica’s sugar cane production is forecast to decline 0.5 percent in MY 2019/2020. Sugar production is expected to decline 2.45 percent from 442,187 MT in MY 2018/2019 to 431,325 MT...

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.

Costa Rican total agricultural imports sales reached US$ 735 million, 43 percent of the total sales represented by consumer oriented products in 2019.

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992 with all seeds being exported to other countries.

This report provides information on the export certification requirements of the Government of Costa Rica.