Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader will meet this Thursday with mango producers and exporters from Peravia province to address the restrictions imposed by the United States on imports of the product and seek alternatives to overcome the observations made by that country’s health authorities.
The information was provided by the senator of Peravia, Julito Fulcar, who proposed the creation of an action plan to strengthen good agricultural practices, train producers and technicians, and guarantee the certification of farms dedicated to mango cultivation.
Fulcar explained that Peravia has around 830 producers who cultivate some 80,000 “tareas” of mango and noted that nearly 25% of the province’s exports are destined for the U.S. market.
In that sense, the legislator proposed coordinating with processing and exporting companies so that the mango that still remains in the country can be marketed in the national market, through producer associations.
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Likewise, he proposed that specialized technicians from the United States accompany the process to help overcome the observations that led to the suspension of imports and facilitate the reopening of the market.
Fulcar also proposed creating a special commission composed of the ministries of Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, and Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of producers, exporters, and local authorities, with the objective of executing the necessary measures to recover exports.
The senator indicated that between 12% and 15% of the Mingolo mango harvest is still pending commercialization, which represents approximately 1.5 to 1.6 million dollars in potential exports.
