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Costa Rica's rice production was negatively affected by Tropical Storm Nate in October, 2017.

The EU Council formally adopted the text of the new Regulation on organic production and labeling of organic products.

Based on preliminary data, Costa Rica’s MY 2017/2018 coffee crop reached 1,510,000 60 kg. bags.

Post estimates that 2018 milk deliveries in the European Union (EU) 2018 will increase by one percent over 2017 because of continued domestic and international demand.

Costa Rica’s sugar cane production is forecast to decline 8.31 percent in MY 2017/2018.

On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....

Costa Rica’s food processing sector continues to grow, in response to the demand for ready-to-eat meals and convenience foods.

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.

This report provides information on the export certification requirements of the Government of Costa Rica.

This report outlines Costa Rica’s requirements for food and agricultural product imports.