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File photo MANILA - The Philippines is poised to ship an initial 7,500 metric tons of durian to China in March, Malacanang announced on Thursday. The scheduled shipment of durian to China was reported to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. by the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) in a meeting at Malacanan Palace, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a statement. "In its (DA-PBM) presentation, the agency said there is an initial volume of 7,500 metric tons of durians ready to be sent to the Asian country, which will be sourced from 59 different farmers or producers covering some 400 hectares of production area," Garafil said. To recall, Marcos' state visit to China in January led to the signing of USD2-billion fruit export deal between Manila and Beijing to step up imports of high-value Philippine agricultural products. On Jan. 4, the DA and China's General Administration of Customs signed the Protocol of t
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to upgrade the production of high-quality fruits, including durian which is up for export to China.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA), which Marcos heads in a concurrent capacity, is taking steps in propagatin
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During the visit of President Bongbong Marcos to China, both countries signed the “Protocol of the Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Fresh Durians from the Philippines to China,” which opens a huge market for Philippine durian growers.
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The Department of Agriculture is expanding the country’s durian production among other high value crops in the country after the Philippines secured a $2-billion fruit export deal with China.