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Due to slight increases in area and sugarcane yields, sugar production in 2022/23 is forecast to reach 7.2 million metric tons (MMT), a marginal increase over the good 2021/22 crop. Sugar consumption for 2022/23 is forecast at 6.1 MMT, which would be a 3.3 percent increase, reflecting population growth and demand from the expanding food processing sector.

Costa Rica is one of the major importers of raw materials and ingredients for the food processing industry in Central America.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), National Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASA), is the regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products that...