{"id":2779,"date":"2026-10-26T20:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/costa-rica-drafts-pest-free-rules-for-blueberry-and-pomegranate-plant\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:45:50","slug":"costa-rica-drafts-pest-free-rules-for-blueberry-and-pomegranate-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/costa-rica-drafts-pest-free-rules-for-blueberry-and-pomegranate-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Drafts Pest-Free Rules for Blueberry and Pomegranate Plant Imports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph hsn-lede\">Costa Rica&#8217;s Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado has established <strong>phytosanitary measures<\/strong> for importing <strong>rooted blueberry and pomegranate plants<\/strong> for propagation from multiple source countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Costa Rica&#8217;s State Phytosanitary Service has drafted import rules for young blueberry plants from Mexico, Peru and Spain, and pomegranate plants from France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE, for Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado) is Costa Rica&#8217;s plant-health agency. It wrote four draft resolutions, one for each pair of plant and origin country. Each draft says it takes effect when it is signed<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\" id=\"hsn-cite-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, a nursery in Costa Rica can bring in these rooted plants only with an import permit and a plant-health certificate that names specific pests. The plants must arrive without soil or flowers, and inspectors will check and sample them on arrival<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\" id=\"hsn-cite-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which plants and countries do the SFE drafts cover?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four drafts deal with <strong>rooted plants for propagation<\/strong>. These are young plants with roots, sold to growers who will plant them to produce new crops or more plants. They are not fruit for eating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drafts cover these four trade routes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blueberry plants from Mexico<\/strong> (Vaccinium corymbosum), in draft resolution No. 0021-2026-CV-ARP-SFE<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\" id=\"hsn-cite-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blueberry plants from Peru<\/strong>, in draft resolution No. 022-2026-CV-ARP-SFE<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pomegranate plants from France<\/strong> (Punica granatum), in draft resolution No. 0019-2026-CV-ARP-SFE<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blueberry plants from Spain<\/strong>, in a draft listed as PR17-2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\" id=\"hsn-cite-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each draft applies only to its own plant and its own country of origin. A blueberry plant from Spain must meet the Spanish rules, not the Mexican ones. The four drafts share a common structure, but the pest lists and extra conditions differ.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did Costa Rica&#8217;s plant-health agency act?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In each case, an importer asked the SFE to set entry rules for the plants. The requests came in mid-2026. The request for Spanish blueberry plants arrived on <strong>June 20, 2026<\/strong>, as request No. 11135<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. The request for Mexican blueberry plants arrived on June 26, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. The request for Peruvian plants came the same day<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request for French pomegranate plants arrived on July 29, 2026, as request No. 11181<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Without such rules, these plants cannot legally enter Costa Rica. A Costa Rican decree says nobody may bring in plants under plant-health rules without entry requirements issued by the SFE<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each request, a pest risk analyst wrote a technical report. The report on Spain is dated July 27, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. The report on France is dated Aug. 25, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The report on Mexico is dated Aug. 28, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. The report on Peru is dated Sept. 1, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each report listed the pests present in the exporting country that can travel with the plants. The SFE found that such pests exist in each country<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. It then chose the pests that appear on Costa Rica&#8217;s list of regulated quarantine pests, which are pests the country wants to keep out.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which pests must Mexican blueberry plants be free of?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mexican draft names <strong>four pests and one virus<\/strong> for the certificate. The plants must be free of Choristoneura rosaceana, Grapholita packardi, Scirtothrips citri, Scirtothrips dorsalis and Tobacco ringspot virus<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SFE explains why Grapholita packardi matters. It cites a European Food Safety Authority panel finding that infested fruit and nursery plants can spread this pest<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. Larvae can hide in twigs and pupae in cracks in the bark, and both are hard to find.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mexican plants also need a treatment. The certificate must state that the plants were <strong>treated with a residual insecticide<\/strong>, a pest spray that keeps working for some time after use<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do Peruvian blueberry plants need?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Peruvian draft has the shortest pest list but the strictest rules on growing material. The certificate must say the plants are free of Scirtothrips dorsalis, Xiphinema americanum and Xiphinema rivesi<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The certificate must also carry a second statement. It must say that the growing material packed with the plants is free of <strong>Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc R4T)<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. This statement covers the material around the roots, not the plants alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Peruvian draft limits what the roots can sit in. Only inert growing material, peat moss or sphagnum moss is allowed<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. The material must not contain coconut. Soil and coconut fibre are both banned as growing material.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are further conditions for Peru. The plant nursery must be <strong>registered with Peru&#8217;s plant-health authority<\/strong>, the national plant protection organisation of the exporting country<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. Shipments must not contain flowers, seeds or weed plants, and must be free of snails and slugs. The Mexican and Spanish drafts have no nursery registration rule, and the Peruvian draft has no insecticide treatment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do Spanish blueberry plants need?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish draft names four pests for the certificate. The plants must be free of Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Scirtothrips aurantii, Scirtothrips dorsalis and Xiphinema rivesi<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"what-do-spanish-blueberry-plants-need\">\n  <div class=\"hsn-fig__table\">\n    <h4>Blueberry plant rules by origin<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th>Rule<\/th><th>Mexico<\/th><th>Peru<\/th><th>Spain<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr><th>Residual insecticide treatment<\/th><td>Required<\/td><td>Not required<\/td><td>Not required<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><th>Growing material<\/th><td>Soil-free<\/td><td>Inert, peat or sphagnum, no coconut<\/td><td>Soil-free<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><th>Nursery registration<\/th><td>Not required<\/td><td>With Peru&#8217;s plant-health authority<\/td><td>Not required<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SFE notes that Cacoecimorpha pronubana is found on young blueberry shoots<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. That is why it follows the trade in plants for planting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the Mexican draft, the Spanish draft does <strong>not require an insecticide treatment<\/strong> on the certificate<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. The plants must still grow in soil-free material, arrive without soil or flowers, and be free of snails.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do French pomegranate plants need?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French draft has the longest pest list. The certificate must say the plants are <strong>free of seven pests<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brevipalpus lewisi<\/li>\n<li>Cryptoblabes gnidiella<\/li>\n<li>Icerya seychellarum<\/li>\n<li>Lobesia botrana<\/li>\n<li>Platynota stultana<\/li>\n<li>Spodoptera littoralis<\/li>\n<li>Thrips flavus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"what-do-french-pomegranate-plants-need\">\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__chart\">\n    <h4>Pests named on each certificate, not counting viruses<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"1\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">France, pomegranate<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"100\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">7 pests<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"2\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">Mexico, blueberry<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"55\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">4 pests<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"3\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">Spain, blueberry<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"55\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">4 pests<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"4\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">Peru, blueberry<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"45\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">3 pests<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of these is a regulated pest in Costa Rica, the draft says<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Like the Mexican blueberry plants, the French pomegranate plants must be <strong>treated with a residual insecticide<\/strong>, and the certificate must record it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general rules for growing material also apply. Only soil-free growing material is allowed. The plants must arrive without soil or flowers, and free of snails and slugs<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will a shipment enter Costa Rica?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steps are the same in all four drafts. An importer must follow them in this order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get an <strong>import permit<\/strong> from the SFE before the plants are shipped. The drafts call this the plant-health requirements form<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the exporting country&#8217;s plant-health authority issues an <strong>official plant-health certificate<\/strong> for the shipment. It must carry the pest-free statements in its additional declarations section.<\/li>\n<li>Where the draft requires it, make sure the certificate&#8217;s treatment section records the residual insecticide.<\/li>\n<li>Ship the plants without soil, flowers or snails, in the growing material the draft allows.<\/li>\n<li>Present the shipment for <strong>inspection and sampling<\/strong> when it arrives in Costa Rica<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"how-will-a-shipment-enter-costa-rica\">\n  <div class=\"hsn-fig__flow\">\n    <h4>Bringing in the plants<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__step\">\n      <strong>Get the SFE import permit<\/strong>\n      <span>Before the plants are shipped<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__step\">\n      <strong>Get a plant-health certificate<\/strong>\n      <span>With the pest-free statements<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__step\">\n      <strong>Ship without soil or flowers<\/strong>\n      <span>In the allowed growing material<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__step\">\n      <strong>Inspection on arrival<\/strong>\n      <span>Checks and sampling<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The certificate is the key paper. It comes from the authority in the exporting country, not from the seller. A missing pest statement on the certificate means the shipment does not meet the rule. Inspectors on arrival may also take samples to check for pests<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is affected by the blueberry and pomegranate rules?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Costa Rican nurseries and fruit growers who want new blueberry or pomegranate plants are the main buyers. Each of them, or an import agent, must hold the permit before the plants leave the exporting country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain and France are the sellers. They need their own plant-health authority to inspect the plants and issue a certificate with the right wording. Peruvian nurseries must also be registered with that authority<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growers in Mexico and France must plan for the insecticide treatment before shipping<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. Peruvian growers must change their growing material if they use coconut fibre, because the draft bans it<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. Spanish growers face no treatment step, but must still meet the pest list<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do the new plant import rules start?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four documents are drafts. Each says the resolution will <strong>take effect on signature<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. The drafts do not give a signing date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After signature, the SFE will add the requirements to its database of plant-health import requirements<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. Each draft also orders the SFE to notify the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its own departments<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do these drafts rest on Costa Rican law?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SFE bases the drafts on Costa Rica&#8217;s Plant Protection Law, No. 7664<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. That law makes plant-health measures mandatory and in the public interest. It gives the SFE the job of keeping new plant pests out of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drafts also cite two international agreements that Costa Rica has adopted as law. One is the International Plant Protection Convention, which lets countries set conditions on imported plants<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. The other is the WTO agreement on food safety and plant-health measures, which requires such rules to rest on science and a risk assessment<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Plant Protection Law also says the SFE must choose the least trade-restrictive measure that still protects plants<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. That explains why the conditions differ by country. Each draft targets only the pests the SFE found in that exporting country.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points on Costa Rica&#8217;s blueberry and pomegranate plant rules<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table sets out the main facts from the four drafts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hsn-table\">\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Answer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Who issued the drafts?<\/td><td>State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of Costa Rica<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Which goods?<\/td><td>Rooted blueberry and pomegranate plants for propagation<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Which origins?<\/td><td>Blueberry: Mexico, Peru, Spain. Pomegranate: France<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>What document is needed before shipping?<\/td><td>SFE import permit<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>What must travel with the plants?<\/td><td>Official plant-health certificate from the exporting country<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>How many pests per certificate?<\/td><td>Mexico 4 plus a virus, Peru 3, Spain 4, France 7<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Which shipments need insecticide treatment?<\/td><td>Mexican blueberry and French pomegranate plants<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>What is banned in the packing?<\/td><td>Soil, and for Peru, coconut fibre<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Extra rule for Peru?<\/td><td>Nursery registered with Peru&#8217;s plant-health authority<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>What happens on arrival?<\/td><td>Inspection and sampling<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>When do the rules start?<\/td><td>On signature of each resolution<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four resolutions take effect when the SFE signs them. From then, shipments of these plants that lack the permit or the correct certificate wording will not meet Costa Rica&#8217;s entry rules.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hsn-refs-title\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"hsn-refs\">\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-1\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-1\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 1 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04600_00_s.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26_04600_00_s.pdf<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04600_00_s.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-2\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-2\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 2 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04741_00_s.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26_04741_00_s.pdf<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04741_00_s.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-3\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-3\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 3 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04740_00_s.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26_04740_00_s.pdf<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04740_00_s.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-4\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-4\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 4 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04083_00_s.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26_04083_00_s.pdf<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04083_00_s.pdf<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica&#8217;s Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado has established phytosanitary measures for importing rooted blueberry and pomegranate plants for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_regnews_id":"35839","_hsn_citations":"[{\"n\":1,\"url\":\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04600_00_s.pdf\",\"label\":\"26_04600_00_s.pdf\"},{\"n\":2,\"url\":\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04741_00_s.pdf\",\"label\":\"26_04741_00_s.pdf\"},{\"n\":3,\"url\":\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04740_00_s.pdf\",\"label\":\"26_04740_00_s.pdf\"},{\"n\":4,\"url\":\"https:\/\/members.wto.org\/crnattachments\/2026\/SPS\/CRI\/26_04083_00_s.pdf\",\"label\":\"26_04083_00_s.pdf\"}]","_hsn_no_sources":"","_hsn_content_hash":"4ddd5a62f192861fe7ddb310be1c630ac099922a:e02238f69d70977a6f4716cb6a3baf6799cf5013","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"horticultural propagation","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,148],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-2779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-livestock","category-americas","tag-costa-rica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2779\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}