The Costa Rican government decided to eliminate the measure that limited the importation of the Mexican Hass-type avocado, after the ruling of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In 2015, the government of Luis Guillermo Solรญs stopped the importation of Hass avocado due to the risk that the โMancha de Solโ would affect the countryโs agriculture, a decision that was denounced before the WTO by Mexico, Guatemala, the United States, and South Africa.
The international organization ruled that the country did not present sufficient scientific justification to limit avocado imports and requested the lifting of the measure.
The President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, said that the country was exposed to severe international sanctions
Regarding the decree signed to eliminate the minimum price of rice and the implications announced by businessmen, Chaves said that the State has been used to benefit โa few.โ
The President appointed Ronald Saborรญo as representative of Costa Rica to the WTO and Elรญas Soley as the countryโs ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).