What is the price of lactose per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica lactose is between US$ 0.85 and US$ 4.68 per kilogram or between US$ 0.38 and US$ 2.12 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lactose in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for lactose is between CRC 460.47 and CRC 2,543.32 per kilogram or between CRC 208.83 and CRC 1,153.43 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2026, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica lactose is between US$ 0.59 and US$ 3.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.27 and US$ 1.49 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica lactose - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of lactose sold by Costa Rica in 2020 was 4 metric tonnes. In 2019 Costa Rica shipped 6 tonnes of lactose. In 2019 alone, the interest in Costa Rica lactose (processed category) has been contant, with a change of 0 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lactose's exports went up by 500 percent netting the nation US$0.02m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's lactose exports are classified as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
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Costa Rica lactose export values
In 2019, Costa Rica exported lactose valued at 0.02m USD, a decrease of -20.00% from 2018's total lactose export of 0.025m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Costa Rica lactose between 2017 to 2018 was 400 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Costa Rica's lactose exports between 2017 and 2019 was 500% when compared to a variation of 0% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Costa Rica's stake of the world's total lactose's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 79 in world exports of lactose.
Export markets for Costa Rica lactose ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's leading export markets for lactose are Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama and the Bahamas.
Import/Export Trends
Costa Rica is a net importer of lactose. The annual growth of Costa Rica lactose in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 9%, per annum.
Costa Rica bought 134 tonnes of lactose in 2019.