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In 2017, the retail industry continued its planned expansion with major retailers increasing their presence in the small store segment, targeting customers who shop in convenience....

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992 with all seeds being exported to other countries.

After rebounding in 2015/2016 to 8.2 million boxes (40.824 kg.), Costa Rica’s 2016/2017 citrus crop was lower than previously expected reaching 7.9 million boxes.

Costa Rica has a well-developed, competitive hotel/restaurant/institutional (HRI) sector.

In 2014, Tunisia drafted a biosafety framework, which is currently with Parliament awaiting debate and approval.

Tourism, agriculture, high technology and services are driving Costa Rica’s economy.

Effective October 27, Tunisian banks stopped financing the importation of non-essential consumer products, adversely impacting between $5-30 million of U.S. food and agricultural sales.

Tropical Storm Nate passed through Costa Rica in early October causing widespread damage to infrastructure and to agriculture.

Following record production in 2016/17, Tunisia citrus faces lingering constraints to capture value added processing and export markets. France remains the largest export market for Tunisia citrus....

Tunisia’s aquaculture production rose from a small 140 MT in 1987 to 15,200 MT in 2016, valued at $75 million, with long-term growth prospects of 10 percent annually....

Based on preliminary data, Costa Rica’s 2016/2017 coffee crop reached 1,347,000 60 kilogram bags.

Following a mostly favorable growing season which set Tunisia up for a possibly substantial 2017 harvest, the wheat and barley crops have recently come under prolonged stress....