date:Feb 06, 2013
The Philippines could proceed with the shipment of highland Cavendish bananas to the United States within the first quarter of the year, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said yesterday.
BPI director Clarito Barron said Kelan Evans of the US Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) formally informed him of the importation ruling during their meeting yesterday.
Dole Philippines would now be allowed to ship 3,000 metric tons Cavendish bananas to mainl