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Pineapples from South Cotabato reach US market

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Fresh pineapples from Region 12 have finally entered the United Sates (US) market, with weekly shipments lined up starting this month.

Fresh pineapples from Region 12 have finally entered the United Sates (US) market, with weekly shipments lined up starting this month.

Ramon Manansala, a fruit producer and consolidator based in South Cotabato province, said Monday they made their maiden shipment to Saipan last May 10 through assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 12.

Manansala, chair of RM Fruitz International, said they shipped an initial nine metric tons (MT) of high quality fresh MG3 pineapples to a buyer based in Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands and a commonwealth of the US.

See full article at Manila Bulletin

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