Producers of organic food in Costa Rica exported to Canada

The country has grown the production of fruits and vegetables organically, facing a more and more demanding with food town balanced.

Costa Rica is a country that has been highly producer of vegetables, fruit and vegetables, high level and of exceptional quality. THE country exported from pejibayes, pineapple, bananas and other foods.

The Canada Food Inspection Agency recently signed an agreement with Costa Rica to allow their products to be exported to that country of North America with all necessary regulations.

The agreement between countries will facilitate the export opportunities for small and medium-sized farmers particularly. This document is the result of a thorough analysis on the part of both countries in certification systems.

Products have been exported from Costa Rica will need to meet certain requirements, among which are: must be accompanied by an organic product certificate of Costa Rica, that it should be produced 100% in the country.

Not only the way of producing them has, but that also they must be properly labeled, with information required by the Canadian Agency.

The agreement aims also to reducing the cost in exports for Costa Rican products; since it allows to delete a series of certifications that were used previously.

"This agreement with Costa Rica eliminates trade barriers to organic producers a more competitive edge," said the Minister of Agriculture of Canada, Gerry Ritz. "Canadian consumers will benefit from having greater access to organic products".

Costa Rica holds a free trade agreement with Canada since 2002 and was updated in last September. According to data of the Ministry of foreign trade, the total exchange between the two countries has increased from $102 million in 2002 to $273 billion in 2011; with a growth of almost 170%.

Posted by Costa Developers