The Dominican Republic It has the capacities To take advantage of others markets outside the United States and the European Union to increase the currencies it generates through two star products of the Exports Agricultural: the Banano and the tobacco.
Enter to Chinese market, Russian and Indian It could be an alternative to underpin a volume of Exports of Bananowhich has fallen after the loss of product participation in Europe, and increase sales of Dominican cigarsalready present in 148 countries, they said agro -business who participated in the twenty -seventh National Meeting of Leaders of the Agricultural Sector.
For the president of the Dominican Association of Banano (Adobanano) Gil Blas Martínez, exist “opportunities in China and Russia“To lift the Exports of Banano They have been reduced for more than a year, of more than 400 weekly containers, less than 300 weekly containers.
However, he said that for this one needs to work on the industrialization of the market of Bananoto process the fruit and send the mature and half -middle dehydrated pulp to ensure that it reaches in good condition.
“He Banano Does not make the trip to China and Russia fresh but if we industrialized, we could conquer those two markets that today they are free; They are there, “he said.
This coincided with producer Salvador Estévezwho assured that it is required support of the State To be able to renew Plantations of Banano They are over 25 years old, which affects increasing the productivity of the fruit.
“Two or three years ago, we bought fertilizers at 23 dollars the quintal. Today we are paying about 38. And the productivity It is still the same. There is the gain of improving the productivityso that the producer Have greater profitability and keep staying in the markets who is conquering, “he warned.
During the meeting, organized this Thursday by the Dominican agro -business board (JAD), Estévez said that improving the Cold chain in it Manzanillo port It is essential to avoid delays in the delivery of shipments to Europe and ensure that the fruit is preserved and in good condition.
Opportunities for him tobacco
Meanwhile, the general director of the Institute of Tobacco of the Dominican Republic (Intabaco), Isidro Tavárez, stressed that the tobacco generates an industry capable of maintaining more than 120,000 jobs Thanks to production and export of the branch and its by -products, such as cigarettesthat reach 148 countries.
However, the country has a agreement with China for export only tobacco In branch, which limits the entry of cigarettes To this market, so it recommended updating the trade agreements that are sustained with the Asian giant, to send finished products.
Similarly, he highlighted the advantages he would have for the country export More finished products from tobacco Towards the Indiawhich also highlighted it as a potential market.
