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Costa Rica Exports Meat to China

Between January and November 2014, after obtaining sanitary permits, two companies managed to export to beef to China for $9.1 million.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

From a statement issued by the Livestock Development Corporation (Corfoga):

In one year, shipments of this product to China grew by 707.1%, making the country the third destination of our bovine meat exports.

The high expectations held by beef producers in relation to exports to China, have gradually been fulfilled, according to the latest annual statistics compiled by the Livestock Development Corporation (CORFOGA), making the country the third most important destination for the product.

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Goods

meat Beef beef

Key entities

Corporación Fomento Ganadero (Costa Rica) Montecillos R.L. El Arreo Luis Diego Obando

Countries

Costa Rica China

Insight

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China: Main Market for Costa Rican Meat

June 2021

During the first four months of 2021, companies operating in Costa Rica sold $22 million worth of beef to China, this figure represents 54% of the total exported by the Central American country.

Data from the Foreign Trade Promotion Agency (Procomer) show that from January to April of this year, Costa Rican beef exports to China totaled $22 million, to the U.S. $8 million and to Puerto Rico $5 million.

Livestock: Good Numbers in the Midst of the Crisis

April 2020

During the first quarter of the year in Costa Rica 99,662 cattle were slaughtered, 4% more than reported in the same period in 2019, which is largely explained by shipments to the market in China.

Although the spread of covid-19 has negatively impacted most economic sectors worldwide, data from the Livestock Corporation (Corfoga) detail that between January and March 2019 and the same period of 2020, the number of cattle slaughtered increased by 3981, from 95681 to 99662.

Costa Rica Doesnt Take Advantage of the Trade Agreement with EU

May 2017

The requirements for sanitation and traceability are preventing the livestock sector from taking advantage of quotas for meat exports duty free to Europe.

Although the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union established a quota of 4,800 tonnes per year of rice and a quota of 1,533 tonnes per year of meat, which could enter Europe without incurring tariffs, neither sector has been able to take advantage of them completely.

Costa Rica: Productivity in the Livestock Sector

September 2016

Increasing the percentage of deliveries and optimizing the use of fodder will help raise productivity and improve conditions for competing with other export markets.

A pilot plan which is being promoted by the Livestock Corporation (CORFOGA) and which is already being implemented in 93 producing farms aims to improve productivity in cattle breeding and milk in the country.