JP Farms has been exporting to a customer in Connecticut, in the US, but is talking about plans to expand the trade of the nuts into the rest of North America. General Manager Mario Figueroa: "This opportunity arose because we have some customers who want specific products — [yellow] yam, plantains, pineapples. And we are exploring that now because…we are open to serving customers, and we started in the Diaspora.”
Currently, the company packs 10 to 12 coconuts in a perforated bag and loads them unto a pallet and then into containers for export. The company has experimented with other packaging but found that the mesh bag allows for proper aeration of the coconuts, preventing spoilage.
According to JP Farms Crop Manager Tariq Kelly, the coconuts go through the same preparation process as other farm produce for export — washing, selecting, grading, applying pot-harvest treatment, and storing in a cold room. This allows the coconuts to last for three weeks in order to have a week's shelf life upon reaching the US.
Source: jamaicaobserver.com