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04-09-2012, 05:30 PM
The Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) has announced US$205 million in organic exports in 2011. Exports in 2010 totaled US$200 million.
Of total exports, cacao exports represent about half.
CEI-RD reported that organic exports had risen from US$74 million in 2006 to US$200 million in 2010, of which organic cacao was 50%.
CEI-RD says that 19 farm products accounted for more than US$100 million in exports in 2011. They include organic bananas with US$85 million, avocados with US$9.7 million, bell peppers with US$1.9 million, followed by fresh pineapple, mangos, limes, tomatoes, cucumbers, oranges, grapefruit and aloe vera.
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Of total exports, cacao exports represent about half.
CEI-RD reported that organic exports had risen from US$74 million in 2006 to US$200 million in 2010, of which organic cacao was 50%.
CEI-RD says that 19 farm products accounted for more than US$100 million in exports in 2011. They include organic bananas with US$85 million, avocados with US$9.7 million, bell peppers with US$1.9 million, followed by fresh pineapple, mangos, limes, tomatoes, cucumbers, oranges, grapefruit and aloe vera.
www.diariolibre.com/movil/noticias_det.php?id=330962 (http://www.diariolibre.com/movil/noticias_det.php?id=330962)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)