Exports of agricultural products, including those considered as “traditional”, have overtaken the US$300 million mark in the first half of this year. According to the executive vice president of the Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD). Osmar Benítez, who says said that the volume can be regarded as “very considerable”. He added that if the coffee and cocoa fields were to be renovated, the sugar industry improved, and a greater investment is made in industrializing tobacco products, those four items would contribute US$400 million to the national economy.