Álvaro Monge
Álvaro Monge is an agricultural negotiation specialist who has commented on the implications of international trade agreements like the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the DR-Cafta for Costa Rica. He highlights the importance of using sanitary measures solely for health protection, warning that these could be leveraged in negotiations to alter existing tariffs on agricultural products.
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Álvaro Monge indicated that the acceleration of plant approvals was implemented in coordination with the U.S. Embassy.
Costa Rica aprueba decenas de plantas lácteas de Estados Unidos y facilita venta ágil al país
Costa Rica· 2026-01-24
Álvaro Monge is an international trade specialist with an emphasis on agricultural products.
Importación de queso y leche de EE. UU. se dispara en Costa Rica: precios en nuestro país ‘son altos’, dice Departamento de AgriculturaCosta Rica· 2026-01-16
Álvaro Monge considers it crucial for the Ministry of Foreign Trade to close pending issues before the change of government in the United States.
Dispositivos médicos ya son casi la mitad de las exportaciones de Costa Rica: ¿qué esperar de la negociación con Estados Unidos en 2026?Costa Rica· 2025-12-24
Álvaro Monge affirmed that high production costs in Costa Rica make international competitiveness a constant challenge.
¿Es rentable y competitivo el sector agrícola de Costa Rica?Costa Rica· 2025-12-01
Álvaro Monge, a foreign trade specialist, believes that the national agricultural export model will continue to grow despite challenges.
Radiografía del sector agrícola: más de 20.000 empleos perdidos y 13 meses en negativoCosta Rica· 2025-12-01
Álvaro Monge, a foreign trade specialist and former negotiator for agricultural issues in DR-Cafta, considered that Costa Rica cannot yet benefit from this measure.
Aranceles Trump: Estados Unidos suspende aranceles a productos agrícolas. Piña, banano y café, incluidosCosta Rica· 2025-11-15
Álvaro Monge pointed out that Costa Rica is not doing the necessary work to align with the countries that are advancing.
¿Por qué El Salvador y Guatemala sí llegaron a un acuerdo con Estados Unidos y Costa Rica no?Costa Rica· 2025-11-15
Álvaro Monge estimated that the effect of the 15% tariffs established by the U.S. government will dramatically reflect starting in 2026.
Así se comportan las exportaciones de Costa Rica sin dispositivos médicosCosta Rica· 2025-10-01
Álvaro Monge, an agricultural international trade specialist, stated that negotiations are necessary for Costa Rica to benefit from the exemption.
Trump impone a Costa Rica un requisito para exonerar de aranceles los productos agrícolasCosta Rica· 2025-09-10
Álvaro Monge stated that resolving the tariff issue through the treaty will be a long and complicated process.
¿Está muerto el Cafta? Arancel de Trump pone en jaque a Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-08-18
Álvaro Monge indicated that certain agricultural exports represent a significant portion of trade with the U.S.
Aranceles de Trump: ¿Cómo queda Costa Rica frente a sus principales competidores?Costa Rica· 2025-08-01
Álvaro Monge, an expert in foreign trade, noted that more than 95% of foreign trade is conducted with countries that have active treaties.
Acuerdo Transpacífico: ¿Por qué preocupa al agro de Costa Rica?Costa Rica· 2025-07-10
Álvaro Monge, especialista en negociaciones agrícolas, reiteró que los exportadores deben aprobar una serie de requisitos en cada país para lograr la autorización.
¿Es cierto que los productos Dos Pinos son más baratos en el resto de Centroamérica que en Costa Rica? Hicimos la comparaciónCosta Rica· 2025-06-18
Álvaro Monge is an agricultural negotiation specialist.
Ministro de Agricultura rechaza eliminar barrera comercial criticada por Estados Unidos; productores de papa en alertaCosta Rica· 2025-05-24
