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The Philippines has sent to Japan its first shipment of Hass avocados worth around P2 million, thus expanding its access to the lucrative food market.
Agriculture Attaché Maria Alilia Maghirang of the Philippine Agriculture Office in Tokyo said the Philippines was the first in Asia to export Hass avocados to Japan.
“This provides local producers with an excellent opportunity to capitalize on Japan’s growing demand for fresh fruits,” Maghirang said in a statement over the weekend.
Bureau of Plant Industry director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said 2,240 boxes containing 12,320 kilograms of this popular fruit worth $40,320 (or approximately P2.
