What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica potatoes is between US$ 1.77 and US$ 2.68 per kilogram or between US$ 0.80 and US$ 1.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for potatoes is between CRC 960.18 and CRC 1,459.04 per kilogram or between CRC 435.46 and CRC 661.70 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica potatoes is between US$ 1.24 and US$ 1.88 per kilogram or between US$ 0.56 and US$ 0.85 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of potatoes sold by Costa Rica in 2020 was 202 metric tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 232 tonnes of potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Costa Rica potatoes (tubers category) has increased, flactuating by 172.941 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports grew by 28.18 pc earning the nation US$0.80m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's potatoes exports are classified as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
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Costa Rica potatoes export values
In 2019, Costa Rica supplied potatoes costing 0.80m USD, a surge of 555.74% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.122m USD. The yearly growth in value of Costa Rica potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -86.966%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Costa Rica's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 28.18 percent in comparison to a variation of 172.941% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Costa Rica potatoes ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's leading destinations for potatoes are Spain, the Netherlands, US, Colombia and Panama.
Costa Rica bought 35,216 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Costa Rica was 335,244 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -10.43%. The country had approximately 13,312.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.