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Costa Rican Industry Gets A
Boost
Agricultural exports from Costa
Rica rose by 11.7 per cent in
the first two months of this
year, according to Costa Rican
agency the Promotora del
Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica(
Procomer).
Figures for the agricultural
sector in January and February
revealed that the value of
exports rose to us$327.6
million, 23.2 per cent of the
country’s total exports.
Bananas remained the leading
product, representing us$111.2
million, 14.3 per cent higher
than the year-earlier period.
Pineapples were second, at
us$66.7 million, 13.4 per cent
higher than 2006.
Coffee was the third most
important agricultural export.
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