Costa Rican importers avoid Limón ports

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At times of major crisis, some companies also choose to move their export products through the port of Pacific port of Caldera, near Puntarenas, even though they are destined for Europe.
Due to the risks associated with unloading at Limón or Moín, grain importers and others pay the extra cost of shipping through the Panama Canal to Caldera.
On average, three ships per month arrive in Costa Rica from the Port of New Orleans with corn, soybeans and wheat.

Source: La República

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