Dominican Republic among world?s leading producers of avocado, papaya
According to a recent study, the Dominican Republic is one of the 10 largest producers of avocado and papaya in the world. The country is the third largest producer of avocado in the world, only behind Mexico and Indonesia. According to the study, which cites statistics from the FAO up to 2012, the Dominican Republic's papaya production ranks fourth worldwide after India, Brail and Indonesia.
Research
According to the final report of the "Agricultural Products' Market, Facilitation and Access Study in New York and Florida, within the framework of the DR-CAFTA," the country produces an average of 239 million units of papaya per year, i.e. a volume that amounts to 815,499 metric tons. "The average growth rate between 2002 and 2014 was 39.79%, mainly due to the over 300% growth there was from 2004 to 2005. The average growth of the last five years is 34.48%," says the study, which goes up to September 2015.
The world's largest producer of papaya is India, with a volume of 5,160,390 metric tons, followed by Brazil and Indonesia, with 1,517,696 and 906,312 metric tons, respectively.
As for the avocado, the report says it is one of the Dominican Republic's most important agricultural products, both economically and socially. It contributes to the generation of foreign exchange, as well as direct and indirect employment, in the country's main producing areas.
The study states that, according to FAO statistics, in 2012, the Dominican Republic ranked third in production of avocados, behind Mexico and Indonesia. In 2012, the country produced a total of 290,011 MT of avocados (639 million units, according to the Ministry of Agriculture). According to the Ministry, avocado exports in 2011 amounted to 19,877 MT worth $23.9 million dollars. That year the country ranked eighth in avocado exports worldwide.
The research, which was presented jointly by the CEI-RD and the consulting Agroforsa, includes a table that shows the national avocado production according to the Ministry of Agriculture. It shows that the average growth rate from 2002 to 2014 was 13.38%. Production in 2014 amounted to 404,474,000 units. "If we estimate the ratio of units to TM, comparing the data from the Ministry of Agriculture with FAO data, production was 182,013 MT," it states.
Another table shows the papaya production of the top ten producers worldwide. Usually, Mexico ranks above the Dominican Republic and is the second largest producer after Brazil. The report states that, according to FAO data from 2015, the biggest producers worldwide are India, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Dominican Republic ranks fourth. Mexico, by contrast, is in the sixth place, after Nigeria. However, since they are neighbors, Mexico dominates the US market.
Source: elcaribe.com.do
According to a recent study, the Dominican Republic is one of the 10 largest producers of avocado and papaya in the world. The country is the third largest producer of avocado in the world, only behind Mexico and Indonesia. According to the study, which cites statistics from the FAO up to 2012, the Dominican Republic's papaya production ranks fourth worldwide after India, Brail and Indonesia.
Research
According to the final report of the "Agricultural Products' Market, Facilitation and Access Study in New York and Florida, within the framework of the DR-CAFTA," the country produces an average of 239 million units of papaya per year, i.e. a volume that amounts to 815,499 metric tons. "The average growth rate between 2002 and 2014 was 39.79%, mainly due to the over 300% growth there was from 2004 to 2005. The average growth of the last five years is 34.48%," says the study, which goes up to September 2015.
The world's largest producer of papaya is India, with a volume of 5,160,390 metric tons, followed by Brazil and Indonesia, with 1,517,696 and 906,312 metric tons, respectively.
As for the avocado, the report says it is one of the Dominican Republic's most important agricultural products, both economically and socially. It contributes to the generation of foreign exchange, as well as direct and indirect employment, in the country's main producing areas.
The study states that, according to FAO statistics, in 2012, the Dominican Republic ranked third in production of avocados, behind Mexico and Indonesia. In 2012, the country produced a total of 290,011 MT of avocados (639 million units, according to the Ministry of Agriculture). According to the Ministry, avocado exports in 2011 amounted to 19,877 MT worth $23.9 million dollars. That year the country ranked eighth in avocado exports worldwide.
The research, which was presented jointly by the CEI-RD and the consulting Agroforsa, includes a table that shows the national avocado production according to the Ministry of Agriculture. It shows that the average growth rate from 2002 to 2014 was 13.38%. Production in 2014 amounted to 404,474,000 units. "If we estimate the ratio of units to TM, comparing the data from the Ministry of Agriculture with FAO data, production was 182,013 MT," it states.
Another table shows the papaya production of the top ten producers worldwide. Usually, Mexico ranks above the Dominican Republic and is the second largest producer after Brazil. The report states that, according to FAO data from 2015, the biggest producers worldwide are India, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Dominican Republic ranks fourth. Mexico, by contrast, is in the sixth place, after Nigeria. However, since they are neighbors, Mexico dominates the US market.
Source: elcaribe.com.do
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