Costa Rican farmers offer products at fair in the United States
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Nine Costa Rican companies participated in Fresh Summit 2019 that took place over the weekend in Anaheim, California.
The companies that participated are: Association of Bioecological Producers of the North, Tropicales del Valle, Upala Agrícola, Productos Agropecuario Visa S.A., Exportaciones Michelle SM S.A., Piñales del Caribe GAC S.A., Piñas Cultivadas de Costa Rica S.A., Consorcio Chayotes and Asofrobrunca.
Costa Rican companies offered products such as pineapples, bananas and pumpkins, among others.
According to the Trade Promotion Office, known as Procomer, Fresh Summit 2019 is the largest and most important U.S. fair for the agricultural sector.
"Fresh Summit 2019 brings together more than 1,000 participating companies that exhibit products, services and trends related to the fresh produce industry," said Procomer in its statement.
According to the statistics provided by Procomer, in 2018 Costa Rica exported $ 2,.9 billion in agricultural products, among which banana, pineapple, golden coffee and cassava.
Within the main export destinations, in addition to the U.S., there are European countries like Holland, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
According to Procomer, during 2018, $1.9 billion in agricultural products were exported to Europe. Exports to Europe are equivalent to 22 percent of total exports.
"In 2013, the Trade Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America entered into force, which regulates relations between the two regions in three areas: political dialogue, cooperation and the creation of a free trade area between the EU and the countries of Central America," said Procomer in its statement.
In the specific case of the United Kingdom, Costa Rica mainly exports bananas, pineapples, sugar, melons, among others.
