El Siglo reports that the DR exported more than 54.3 million kilos of coconuts last year, reaping income of more than RD$120 million. This is up 42% from 1997. The total includes 53.3 million kilos of dry coconut; 834,000 kilos of grated dry coconut and 121 thousand kilos of fresh coconuts. The buyers are from the United States, Holland, Italy, France, Haiti, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Aruba, El Salvador, Ireland, Israel, Puerto Rico, St. Martn, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turks & Caicos Islands.
