date:Jan 17, 2019
Costa Rica's main exports are bananas, coffee and sugar cane, however, last year, the production and export volume of bananas seriously declined as a result of climate problems. These are expected to continue through the first half of 2019.
According to data from the local exporter, Procomer, exports in 2018 fell by 4.4% from the previous year, from $880 million in 2017 to $841 million. The current difficulties faced by banana growers include hot weather and a lack of rain and both have major i