Clarito Barron, DA-Bureau of Plant Industry director, said 3,000 metric tons of bananas would be shipped to US military bases.
“The initial export will be 3,000 metric tons, which will be shipped by June,” he said.
The Philippines has pursued alternative export markets after China imposed stricter sanitary and phyto-sanitary restrictions on Manila's bananas. Besides the US, the Philippines is also eyeing more shipments to Japan, Korea and the Middle East.
source: interaksyon.com
