Philippines: Davao exports up 26% in Q2
Fresh or dried bananas, including plantains, topped the list of being the most exported commodity from Davao Region at $355.68 million, from April to June of this year.
Japan is the major export destination for the commodity at $108.35 million, followed by New Zealand ($69.1 million), China ($64.81 million), South Korea ($41.61 million), and United Arab Emirates ($13.87 million).
Coming in second are coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and its fractions at $111.83 million. Netherlands is the top export destination for the commodity at $52.42 million, it is followed by the United States ($45.76 million), Malaysia ($7.65 million), China ($1.35 million), and Taiwan ($1.32 million).
Rounding up the top three are fresh or dried coconuts, brazil nuts, and cashew nuts at $36.73 million. The United States is the top export destination for the commodity at $6.87 million, it is followed by Netherlands ($5.33 million), China ($2.73 million), United Kingdom ($2.49 million), and Singapore ($2.23 million).
Also among the top ten most exported products from the region are: fresh or dried dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens ($30.16 million); fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants ($19.68 million); activated carbon, activated natural mineral products, animal black ($13.25 million); natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle, and similar natural gums ($10.96 million); oil-cake and other residues ($8.52 million); vegetables, fruits, nuts, fruit-peel, and other parts of plants ($8.1 million); and animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions ($7.16 million).
Export markets included Japan, New Zealand, China, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, United States, Malaysia, Taiwan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Germany, among others.
Source: sunstar.com.ph
