Published Thursday, July 2, 2020

New processing plant ships first
papaya export from Parrita to Canada


By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

The first shipment of papaya produced in the town of Parrita, in Puntarenas Province, was exported to Toronto, Canada, announced the Institute for Rural Development.

According to the institute, this first shipment of 17,127 kilos of papaya was produced by the association of farmers from the Parrita community, known as Coope Parrita Tropical R.L

The company plans to send more than 68,500 kilos of this fruit per month to Canada, due to infrastructure improvements in the new fruit processing plant. In which the packing operation was increased from 125,000 to 200,000 per week.

The new packing plant was built with a total investment of $1,271,546, financed by the Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture.

The fruit processing plant was inaugurated in October 2019, with the visit of President Carlos Alvarado.

"This news fills us with hope and hope,” President Alvarado said. "This shows us as a country that we are capable of succeeding in the midst of an emergency, thanks to the talent and work of our people."

According to the Institute, this cooperative includes 33 fruit farmers producers, giving work to 200 people of the community.


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