date:Dec 17, 2018
. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the increase is attributed to the expansion of banana plantations and less weather disturbances.
PSA reports bananas ranked fourth with $140.91 million and a 2.5 percent share to the total export receipts in June 2018.
According to sunstar.com.ph Antig also said issues on tariffs continue to affect the international banana trade. In previous reports, PBGEA continue to push for bilateral talks with Korea to lower the tariff to zero. This