It’s the time to head west to the Central Park in the southwestern city of Bani and choose from a vast selection of mangos. Take note there are over 200 varieties. Expo Mango is held in Bani every year so that producers can showcase the latest advances and promote the consumption of this delicious summer fruit. Upon making the announcement of the event that is organized by the Mango Cluster, Minister of Agriculture Angel Estevez said that mango exports generated US$17 million last year. He said that the quality of the Dominican mango has made it a country brand.
Estevez says that there is potential to increase mango production by 1,000% and that of 2.5 million boxes of mangos that are exported, there is local capacity to export 25 million providing weather conditions are favorable.