Avocado, mango, pineapple and citrus... British merchants in Spitalfields and Bristol demanded to know "why was it so difficult to buy from the Dominican Republic."
"If they sell one year, the next they don´t even pick up the phone," lamented one of the merchants, who operated for years in the largest wholesale market in the UK, in Spitalfields, right in front of the Olympic Park in London.
"If we are to export more, we have to know what is wanted, who wants it and
how," said Ambassador Federico Cuello, accompanied by the directors of the Consortium of Fresh Produce (FPC) in the UK, an organization that arranges trade promotions and this year hosted the Dominican Republic.
how," said Ambassador Federico Cuello, accompanied by the directors of the Consortium of Fresh Produce (FPC) in the UK, an organization that arranges trade promotions and this year hosted the Dominican Republic.
"We have quite clear ideas of what they want: avocados, mangoes, pineapples and citrus. We already know who would buy them. We now know whether our producers will respond" he said. In preparation for the Dominican Days in London, together with Minister Johanna Sanchez, they have come up with a new network for Dominican producers, to increase exports to the United Kingdom.
British importers praised the quality provided by other countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
Source: Diariolibre