Throughout the years, Dominican egg exporters have been reducing their dependency on exporting to Haiti El Dia reports that egg producers have added growing markets in Cuba, The Bahamas and Aruba. As reported 30% of the eggs produced locally are for export.
Manuel Escaño, president of the Egg Producers Association (Asohuevo), says that around 350 producers in the DR produce around 340 million eggs a year, of which around 51 million are exported to Cuba and a similar amount to Haiti. Haiti exports are carried out in the Dominican Republic, where Haitian truckers pick up the loads to take to their markets. Haiti, nevertheless, because of the lower transportation cost, continues to be the market of preference for local producers.
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El Dia
15 July 2025