Costa Rica opens market for avocado exports from Brazil

Published 2024년 8월 2일

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Brazil is set to expand its agricultural export markets by adding Costa Rica, bringing the total to 167 markets. This announcement was made by Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Costa Rica is a significant market for Brazilian agribusiness, with agricultural exports reaching US$153 million in the first half of this year. This marks the third market opening for Costa Rica in 2024, following permissions for exports of products based on mesenchymal stem cells and live horses. The government's goal is to reach 200 new markets within two years.

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Brazil will be able to export avocados to Costa Rica, said Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro. According to him, the opening was communicated to the President of the Republic, 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 posed 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 ...

Source: CanalRural