In Costa Rica, farmers receive $35 per ton of sugarcane

The year is about to end and the sugar cane growers say that the industry is paying them 35 dollars a ton of sugar cane, as they requested due to the increase in the price of inputs, the leader of the farmers of this crop told Diario EXPRESO. in Miracle, Angel Lopez. He added that the price dispute cannot be said to be over. For that to happen, there must be an official pronouncement from the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). The dispute over the price of a ton of sugarcane began last August, when the sugar mills failed to pay, which had been set at $35.05. The industry brought a legal ...