JAD supports banana farmers' use of port

[NewsWhore]

The Agro-Business Board (JAD) and its board of directors said yesterday that they support the stance taken by the national banana sector on the use of the port of Manzanillo. The JAD said that they have been working since 1989 with the rebuilding and refurbishing of the port together with the reactivation of the nation's banana industry. Osmar Benitez, representing the JAD, said that they have initiated some strategies together with the executives of Adobanano and with the Atlantic Port Corporation in order to reach a harmonious agreement. The exporters have protested the privatization of the port that translates into increased port charges.

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