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renascimento

Aug 7 2009, 03:56 PM

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MANILA, Philippines - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has peeled off one obstacle for the export of fresh Philippine bananas.

The USDA has issued a risk assessment report on Philippine bananas, stating that the fruit may enter the Continental United States if mitigating measures are put in place to address 14 quarantine pests it has identified.

The next step for the Philippines to win entry into the US market is to develop the risk management measures using points raised in the USDA’s risk assessment report.

A rulemaking process will then follow, after which the United States may allow the importation of Philippine bananas to the mainland.

An initial review of the USDA report done by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that some of the identified pests might not be present in the Philippines or would not attack hard green bananas, and therefore should not be included.

Nevertheless, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap welcomed the potential opening of the US market to Philippine bananas.

“The USDA move brings us one step closer to our goal of providing our local banana growers the opportunity to penetrate the lucrative US mainland market,” Yap said.

Facilitating Philippine banana exports to the United States was one of the main themes in Yap’s recent US trip.

He was part of the delegation that accompanied President Macapagal-Arroyo. The Philippines earlier outlined its plan to enable banana exporters to access key markets such as the United States.

The Philippines has long wanted to export bananas to the US. The country requested the United States to allow fresh banana to enter the mainland in December 2005, according to BPI director Joel Rudinas.

This was part of an overall strategy to penetrate more foreign markets for Philippine agricultural products and enhance farmers’ profitability.

The Philippines currently exports the fruit to Japan, South Korea, Middle East countries, New Zealand and China, among other countries.

Earlier this year, the Australian government approved a protocol allowing Philippine bananas into Australia.

The Philippines exports around $400 million worth of bananas annually.

orient

Aug 7 2009, 05:02 PM

Philippine bananas coming soon to your favorite US grocery/supermarket.

Safeway, Albertsons, Top, Costco, Walmart, Ranch99, Central Market or your local fruit market

Hi Tone

Aug 7 2009, 05:40 PM

I just bought a bunch of dole bananas from the corner store and they're so small.

silangan

Aug 7 2009, 11:10 PM

Pinoys should know that Americans are willing to spend extra for organically grown fruits.

Some banana varieties in the Philippines are naturally more resistant to pests and could be grown without pesticides.

Guavas and other fruits like balimbing grow in the wild free of pests. They could be sold in juice form and labeled "organic"

Mangostan grows anywhere its seeds hit the ground in Mindanao. The Jolo cultivar is the best worldwide just like our mango's reputation as the best. Extract form Mangostan is expensive being high in antioxidants. And it grows wild. No need of pesticides.

Our dried mango are getting attention more than ever.

I wish other fruits of ours will eventually be recognized.

philfighter

Aug 10 2009, 12:53 AM

I think someone's confused with the meaning of Banana Republic.

renascimento

Aug 10 2009, 01:03 AM

QUOTE (philfighter @ Aug 10 2009, 01:53 AM)

I think someone's confused with the meaning of Banana Republic.

ORLY

NeoVxR

Aug 10 2009, 05:13 AM

do you export to europe?
of not mainstream then perhaps the millions of turk immigrants would be interested?

islander

Aug 11 2009, 12:09 PM

Top world Banana producers (2005 numbers). Three are Asian nations.

1. India
2. Brazil
3. China
4. Ecuador
5. Philippines

Top Cavendish Banana Exporters (2009) that provide 2/3 of the worlds bananas.

1. Ecuador - 29%
2. Costa Rica - 13%
3. Philippines - 11%
4. Colombia - 10%
5. Guatemala - 7%

Each of the above nations export more then 1 million tons of bananas each.

The Philippines is the only Asian nation in the top five export list for Cavendish bananas. Major markets for the Philippines is the Middle East and East Asia.

They say worldwide the banana could be facing problems because of diseases that could possibly wipeout many banana plantations. One way they are trying to save the banana is by trying to cross different banana species. Also, they are trying to find bananas that have usuable seeds. With seeds they can develop new banana species.

orient

Aug 11 2009, 12:20 PM

toggleswitch1

Aug 12 2009, 04:54 AM

Philippines is known worldwide for exporting great quality fruits ever since. Thanks to our very rich ecosystem. Hope they last long.

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philfighter

Aug 12 2009, 07:37 AM

QUOTE (renascimento @ Aug 10 2009, 02:03 PM)

ORLY

You do know that being a Banana Republic means being a country that cannot stand on its without foreign help, not a country who exports bananas.

Or maybe you have a deeper reason as to this post...

renascimento

Aug 12 2009, 07:55 AM

QUOTE (philfighter @ Aug 12 2009, 08:37 AM)

You do know that being a Banana Republic means being a country that cannot stand on its without foreign help, not a country who exports bananas.

Or maybe you have a deeper reason as to this post...

No deeper reason at all. I'll only be worried if GMA starts starring in DOLE or Del Monte ads

silangan

Aug 12 2009, 01:57 PM

QUOTE (toggleswitch1 @ Aug 12 2009, 05:54 AM)

There might be something with being an Island. Lanzones from Camiguin Island tastes different. Fruit trees grafted from these native trees don't give the same taste when planted outside of Camiguin. Even the Mangostans of Jolo when grafted and planted elsewhere can never match the natives.

I wonder if our carabao mangoes, with its distinct aroma can be propagated elsewhere in other tropical regions of the world and retain the same quality?

islander

Aug 12 2009, 03:14 PM

@renascimento - You forgot Chiquita Banana.

Old Chiquita commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDOI24RRAE

This following more modern Banana video is really funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSNx286owkw...feature=related

renascimento

Aug 13 2009, 07:13 AM

LOL

The second banana Video was quite painful to watch.

I always try to plant a Carabao Mango seed, but never seems to grow, even if kept in warm surroundings. But i've grown a banana from the Filipino fruit(but cooking banana, the sort you can fry), sort of, but it didn't survive winter.

islander

Aug 13 2009, 12:54 PM

^Banana for cooking is called Plantain. We usually plant them from offshoots from the mother plant since the Plantain plants common here have no seeds. You must have a variety that produces seeds.

renascimento

Aug 13 2009, 01:52 PM

QUOTE (islander @ Aug 13 2009, 01:54 PM)

^Banana for cooking is called Plantain. We usually plant them from offshoots from the mother plant since the Plantain plants common here have no seeds. You must have a variety that produces seeds.

Yep, that was a plantain, and they normally don't have any seeds. But there is always a small chance that they will have one (and actually big enough seed too). The shoot grew to about half a meter, so it didn't grow big enough to bear any fruit though before it froze.

zxcvb

Aug 14 2009, 07:07 PM

the senate raise their banana to agree with this issue

banmark

Aug 17 2009, 02:06 AM

it didn't grow big enough to bear any fruit though before it froze.
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bejing

Aug 17 2009, 07:06 PM

QUOTE (philfighter @ Aug 12 2009, 07:37 AM)

You do know that being a Banana Republic means being a country that cannot stand on its without foreign help, not a country who exports bananas.

Or maybe you have a deeper reason as to this post...

Banana republic is a pejorative term for a country that is politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture (e.g. bananas), and ruled by a small, self-elected, wealthy, and corrupt clique.[1] It is most commonly used for countries in Central America such as El Salvador, Belize, Grenada, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. In some cases, these nations have kept the government structures that were modeled after the colonial Spanish ruling clique, with a small, largely leisure class on the top, and a large, poorly educated and poorly paid working class of peons, though it might have the (fake) trappings of modernity (such as styling itself a republic with a president etc.)

Frequently the subject of mockery and humour, and usually presided over by a dictatorial military junta that exaggerates its own power and importance—"the epaulettes of a banana republic generalissimo" are proverbially of considerable size, usually portrayed in satire with a pair of mops—a banana republic also typically has large wealth inequities, poor infrastructure, poor schools, a "backward" economy, low capital spending, a reliance on foreign capital and money printing, budget deficits, and a weakening currency. Banana republics are typically also highly prone to revolutions and coups.

From wikipedia
many of these central american countries export bananas hence banana republic

islander

Aug 17 2009, 08:02 PM

That term Banana Republic is losing its use. The original Banana Republic was Honduras. But they do not depend on bananas. Agriculture is only 13% of GDP.

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Historically dependent on exports of agricultural goods, the Honduran economy has diversified in recent decades and now has a strong export-processing (maquila) industry, primarily focused on assembling textile and apparel goods for re-export to the United States, as well as automobile wiring harnesses and similar product

Honduras is the third poorest nation in the Americas and produces no oil. But oil exploration companies says Honduras has the potential to produce billions in oil off there coast and near the border with Guatemala. Guatemala produces 13000 barrels of oil per day.

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