For its part, the Costa Rican Chamber of Food Industry (CACIA) in a press release reaffirmed "its cautious position regarding free trade agreements, because many still think it prudent to observe how they move forward on issues that are closely related to the trade administration .
According to a review in Nacion.com “Serbian Navas, the executive vice president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters, Cadexco, urged moving as quickly as possible on the legal review of the TLC with Peru and pressed MPs to approve it promptly when it comes to the Legislative Assembly. ‘The export sector', said Navas, 'needs this treaty to be in place as soon as possible.’"
Source: Nacion.com
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October 2010
The Chamber of Food Industry rejected the announcement of the Agro-Industrial Sugar Cane League to increase domestic price of sugar.
A recent announcement by the Agro-Industrial Sugar Cane League with regards to intentions of increasing domestic price of sugar, prompted the Costa Rican Food Industry (CACIA) to react immediately, believing that it is wrong and inappropriate to change the local price only when international price rises, problem caused by protective tariffs granted by the Government.
November 2009
Sugar growers are confident they will obtain access to China's market.
This is the opinion of Edgar Herrera, executive director of the Sugar Cane League, who also said that they "... are used to be one of the last negotiated items in Free Trade Agreements, as it is usually a sensitive product".
February 2011
The Costa Rican Food Industry Chamber called for the withdrawal of a 45% tariff protecting sugar.
The Chamber calls for the removal of all distortions present in the market of food raw materials, of which sugar is one of the most important and widely used. Marco Cercone, president of the Chamber, noted that the monopoly has raised prices up 22%, and said increase makes it impossible for the food industry to compete, taking its highest toll among small and medium companies.
October 2011
Costa Rica will export sugar duty free when supply in the Mexican market is insufficient.
A press release from the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade announced that, “On October 20, 2011, in the city of San Salvador, technical negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Central America were finalized.”
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