/PRNewswire/ With the growing demand for innovative industrial solutions, PROCOMER, SOSA, and the National Learning Institute (INA), as a strategic partner,.
/PRNewswire/ With the growing demand for innovative industrial solutions, PROCOMER, SOSA, and the National Learning Institute (INA), as a strategic partner,.
Chinese ban on Taiwanese pineapples could mean opportunities for Costa Rican exporters
China has banned the import of pineapples from Taiwan with the ban having taken effect on March 1st. According to authorities, the ban was instated because of pests found in the pineapples imported from Taiwan. José Pablo Rodríguez, the Regional Director for the Export Promotion Agency of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) in Asia, discusses the implications of this development for the Costa Rican pineapple industry.
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Ban might bring opportunities to Costa Rica
Currently, the main export markets for Costa Rica’s pineapples are North America and Europe, but there have been some exports to China in recent years. “In 2020, Costa Rica exported a little more than USD 900 million to several trading partners, with North America and Europe receiving most of the exported volume,” Rodríguez says, adding: “In the last few years, pineapple growers and exporters from Costa Rica have fol