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The rising cost of living in Costa Rica has not escaped local producers. According to the most recent report by the Consejo Nacional de la Producción (CNP) – National Production Council, the price of most fruits and vegetables had an increase of up to 28% at farmer’s fairs in the past week.
For example, a head of American lettuce had a 28% increase, dry yellow onion 19%. Bananas, white potatoes, large pineapples, plantains and carrots increased from 1.2% to 6.6%.
It seems that farmers are already beginning to perceive the effects of dry conditions in the country, which affects vegetable crops. Not all is on the increase, tomato, for example, had a 12% decrease in price, while the national avocado, peppers, and green cabbage also had downward variations of between 0.3% and 3.6%.
Source: qcostarica.com
