Dole Philippines may now ship Cavendish to the United States after the maiden export of the commodity was frustrated by Typhoon Pablo last December, the Bureau of Plant Industry said Monday, noting that the shipment was cleared by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
An initial shipment of 3,000 metric tons will be made in the first quarter, said Bureau director Clarito Barron.
The Philippine official said his American counterpart, Kelan Evans of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) conveyed the official import ruling that covers the the shipment to the US mainland.
Barron and Evans met on Monday, during which the US official also said that the USDA- APHIS certified mango plantations in Davao Oriental and Samal Island as pest-free. "This means that we may also export mangoes from these areas other than Guimaras," Barron noted.
No volume has yet been specified for mango shipments to the US. "We are still working on the protocols for that," said Barron.
Typhoon Pablo destroyed banana plantation in Davao and Campostela Valley in early December, which compelled the Philippines to postpone the maiden shipment of Cavendish to the US to cover existing export contracts with Japan and South Korea. (http://bit.ly/VKjFl9)
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thank you usa!
May ibigsabihn ito. Parang nag signal na naman ang china na e stop na naman ang exportation ng banana mula sa Philippines
hindi mangyayari yan. sinubukan na nila pero mamamatay sila pag hindi nakakain ng saging ng pinoy...nyahahahahaha.
Actually this is the second time nag-export ang Pinas sa US ng saging.
Since naka-pasa na tayo sa phytosanitary procedure sa unang pag-export at ngayong unti2x ng naka-recover sa bagyong Pablo. Ayon nagpadala tayo uli ng saging sa US.
huag ng mag supply ng ano mang producto ang pinas sa china para magutom ang mga hayup na insik .kakainin nila ang kanilang substandard na product,like chip electrical at missile tayo maraming pagkain.
GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY THE PHILIPPINES.OUR GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US
RENE NG MINDANAO
In california alone these fruits will be consumed real easy by filipinos which is about 1.5 million in this state.
In middle east, it is still Filipinos who will consume more of bananas coming from the Philippines...it can't deny that Filipinos really love to eat bananas...
Philippine businessmen must think of supplying "seniorita" bananas, coconut juice, mangoes, papaya in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, etc.
Arabs and Filipinos alike love to eat these fruits, i wonder why they become so expensive - was it all because of so many middlemen.
Filipinos must start putting up in the Middle East more Filipino stores, Filipino supermarkets, Filipino hotels, Filipino restaurants, Filipino air freights, Filipino jewelry shops, Filipino furniture shops, Filipino sports complex etc.
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