Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk status has been officially changed to ‘controlled risk’ status.
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China has given the green light to imports of Costa Rican meat, Agriculture Minister Gloria Abraham said Sunday.
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Cargill in Central America has combined its operations with Corporacion Pipasa, a leading poultry and meat processor in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and is now a part of Cargill. All regulatory approvals have been completed. Terms of the transaction were not made public.
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Pipasa, Costa Rica's flagship poultry and meat company, was bought our by the US giant, Cargill, in a transaction that was made official yesterday, 1 June, reports Inside Costa Rica.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan announced today that Costa Rica has reopened its market to allow for full, unrestricted access to Canadian beef and beef product exports. To highlight this success, Canada's top quality beef will be served at the Canadian Ambassador's Official Residence in San José, marking the first time in almost a decade that Canadian beef will be shipped to Costa Rica.
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In 2009, the annual per capita consumption of pork increased from 8,9 kilograms in 2004 to 11.6 Kilograms, 33 per cent more, in Costa Rica. Last year was the best of the last five years although the market faced the A/H1N1 (also known as swine fever). The Chamber of Swine Producers invested significantly in publicity and the negative effects were curtailed to only one week. Moreover, the campaigns positively affected consumers and a rise in consumption was seen across the country.
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China and Costa Rica are finalising a free trade agreement, to be signed within months, after Costa Rica broke longstanding ties with Chinas rival Taiwan
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Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu.
Nobel Peace Prize
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COSTA RICA is the first Central American country to establish a free-trade agreement with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states. The Jamaican Parliament is still to ratify the agreement.
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