What is the price of black tea per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica black tea is between US$ 7.89 and US$ 25.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.58 and US$ 11.63 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of black tea in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for black tea is between CRC 4,285.51 and CRC 13,939.96 per kilogram or between CRC 1,943.54 and CRC 6,321.98 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica black tea is between US$ 5.52 and US$ 17.95 per kilogram or between US$ 2.50 and US$ 8.14 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica black tea - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of black tea shipped by Costa Rica in 2020 was 19 metric tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 2 tonnes of black tea. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Costa Rica black tea (processed category) has decreased, recording a change of -71.429 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports decreased by -66.67 percent netting the country US$0.02m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's black tea exports are classified as:
- Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of <= 3 kg (HS code 090230)
- Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg (HS code 090240)
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Costa Rica black tea export values
In 2019, Costa Rica shipped black tea with a value of 0.02m USD, a drop of -54.55% from 2018's total black tea export of 0.044m USD. The annual reduction in value of Costa Rica black tea between 2017 to 2018 was 15.789%.
The annual change in the volume of Costa Rica's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was -66.67% in comparison to a variation of -71.429% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Costa Rica's stake of the world's total black tea's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 19 in world exports of black tea.
Export markets for Costa Rica black tea ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's leading destinations for black tea are Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and US.
Import/Export Trends
Costa Rica is a net exporter of black tea. The annual growth of Costa Rica black tea in value between 2015 to 2019 was -18%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -26%, per annum.
Costa Rica imported 223 tonnes of black tea in 2019.