In 2013 the export supply of the region in the international market was focused on integrated electronic circuits, coffee, bananas, sugarcane and medical devices.
From a report by the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIEC):
Diversification of exports is above the thresholds of the largest Latin American exporting economies.
The Department of Agriculture of the United States has authorized the entry of pineapples and other fresh fruits from Malaysia.
Costa Rica will have to face competition from pineapples exported from Malaysia to the U.S. market. Although initially it is expected that there will be a low volume in the market, affects could be felt in the medium and long term.
The announced opening of a sales office in China is being urged by the business sector, which believes that the current policy to the second largest economy in the world is unsustainable.
Carlos Gonzalez, an analyst at the Association for Research and Social Studies (ASIES) believes that there is a delay on the part of Guatemala in trade between the two nations, because China has invaded the national market and it is necessary to have a presence in that large country.