Pitahaya production in the Dominican Republic is on the increase. According to a note in Fresh Plaza online portal, the country has farms in several provinces with 38 hectares planted and able to produce yearly crops valued at almost RD$20 million. Plantations are located in the East, Santiago and Neiba in the southwest. The pitahaya (also known as dragon fruit) has great health benefits and a high demand in international markets.
According to the vice president of the Pitahaya Producers Cluster, Abraham Mora, producers make around RD$33,000 in profit each year for every tarea (1 tarea = 629 square meters) that they cultivate, which is around RD$495,000 per hectare. Mora said that that the 150 pitahaya producers exported the product to Spain and the United States last year.
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Fresh Plaza
16 January 2018
