What is the price of castor oil per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica castor oil is between US$ 7.96 and US$ 9.78 per kilogram or between US$ 3.61 and US$ 4.44 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of castor oil in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for castor oil is between CRC 4,326.38 and CRC 5,316.75 per kilogram or between CRC 1,962.07 and CRC 2,411.22 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica castor oil is between US$ 5.57 and US$ 6.85 per kilogram or between US$ 2.53 and US$ 3.11 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica castor oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of castor oil shipped by Costa Rica in 2020 was 7 metric tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 6 tonnes of castor oil. Across 2019 alone, the market for Costa Rica castor oil (processed category) has been stable, changing by 0 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, castor oil's exports increased by 20% earning Costa Rica US$0.10m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's castor oil exports are classified as:
- Castor oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (HS code 151530)
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Costa Rica castor oil export values
In 2019, Costa Rica exported castor oil valued at 0.10m USD, an increase of 20.48% from 2018's total castor oil export of 0.083m USD. The yearly increase in value of Costa Rica castor oil between 2017 to 2018 was 25.758 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Costa Rica's castor oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 20% in comparison to a variation of 0% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Costa Rica castor oil ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's best performing export markets for castor oil are Panama and Guatemala.
Costa Rica imported 40 tonnes of castor oil in 2019.