date:May 31, 2019
Young coconuts (buko) from the Philippines may now be exported through all ports in the United States. Dr. Josyline Javelosa, the Philippine Agriculture Attach to the United States, said the export permission was confirmed with the US government.
Javelosa joined the May 22-23 bilateral meeting between Plant Health Officers of the Philippines and US officials at the United States Department Agricultures Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) headquarters at Riverdale, Maryla