Data from the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (Cadexco) indicate that 2013 will close with goods exports by about 11.371 million dollars, representing a very small growth compared to 11.343 million dollars recorded in 2012. EFE / File
The Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (Cadexco) is calling 2013 a difficult year while forecasting a low 5 percent growth rate for 2014. Agricultural sector has been most affected with a 7 percent drop in sales abroad, attributed to low international coffee prices and a plague of rust fungus that has affected most of the country’s coffee.