30,000 metric tons of sugar

[NewsWhore]

The European Union, under the newly signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will guarantee preferential treatment for the DR for 30,000 metric tons of its sugar. EU country spokesman Jonathan Pitts said that the DR has become extremely competitive in the area of sugar. The CARICOM block, as part of the agreement, will have preferential treatment for a total of 60,000 metric tons of its sugar, of which 30,000 metric tons has been reserved for the DR.

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