Costa Rica opens market for avocados from Brazil

By Isadora Duarte Brasília, 02/08/2024 - Brazil will be able to export avocados to Costa Rica, said the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro. According to him, the opening was communicated to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at an event in Várzea Grande (MT), on Wednesday (31). "We have reached 167 open markets and we have the challenge set by President Lula to reach 200 new markets in two years in office", said Fávaro, during an event to present the results of TerraClass, at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), in Brasília (DF). Lula said on Wednesday that the government intends to reach 200 new markets for agricultural products. This year, the country has accumulated 89 market openings for agricultural products. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, it was the third market opening, in 2024, for Costa Rica. The Central American country is an important destination for Brazilian agribusiness products. In the first half of ...