The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, announced the lifting of the restriction on the importation of Mexican avocados that had been in force since 2015, a case that generated a bilateral dispute in which the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed with Mexico. "Costa Rica complies with and respects international law and in this context, the resolution of the measure against the importation of Mexican avocados is being lifted," said the president.
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The president assured that "with this we put ourselves in the right, consumers will be able to choose, we comply with the law, and we hope to be able to defend the country from possible economic sanctions of an enormous magnitude," said Chaves. In May 2015, Costa Rica decided to ban the importation of Mexican avocados of the Hass variety, considering that there is a risk of the Sunblotch pest entering the country. In March 2017, Mexico requested the intervention of the WTO, considering that Costa Rica's measures unduly restrict avocado trade. On April 13, 2022, the World Trade ...