Costa Rica & Co.

Strategic analysis of the global agricultural economy

Competitive Financial Landscape

Dole Food Co. & Competitors

"Costa Rica used to be known principally as a producer of bananas and coffee, but pineapples have surpassed coffee as the number two agricultural export. Manufacturing and industry's contribution to GDP overtook agriculture in the 1990s, led by foreign investment in Costa Rica's free trade zone. Well over half of that investment has come from the United States. Del Monte, Dole, and Chiquita have a large presence in the banana and pineapple industries" (U.S. Department of State, 2010).

In consideration of Costa Rica's booming agricultural industry, and its role in global supply of bananas and other tropical fruits as a target site for investors, strategic growth models should be designed to promote the expansion and sustainability of the nation's natural resource-based economy of scale. Selection of Costa Rica was based on...
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