Deputy Secretary of Agriculture August Schumacher said that the US government will increase technical and economic cooperation to assist Dominicans in recuperating their lost farm produce market share in US markets. Schumacher said that the USDA will also assist Dominicans in improving the product distribution systems. He said that as a result of their efforts, they expect Dominican market share to increase 10% in 2000. During his stay in the DR last weekend, Schumacher visited Constanza and the farmers produce market in San Francisco de Macorís, that was built with RD$800,000 donation by USAID, and citrus plantations in Villa Altagracia. The DR farm produce trade with the US is US$1,000 million of which the DR exports US$400 million to the US and imports US$600 million.
