NewsWhore
06-20-2008, 11:00 PM
The Center for Exports and Investments - Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) is reporting that representatives from twelve US companies are interested in importing Dominican grown mangos. The US firms are based in New York, New Jersey and Miami. In recent years the Dominican mango has become a hot agricultural commodity. The DR has 1,014 mango producers and 14 exporters. The DR is also known for producing different varieties of mangos including Keitt, Kent and Tommy Atkins mangos. There are also local varieties such as Banilejo, Gota de Oro, Yamagui, Juan Jaquez, Madame Francis and Puntita. The DR averages US$3 million in mango exports per year. During the first four months of the year the DR exported US$518,874 worth of mangos.
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