According to the executive director of the Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD), Jean Alain Rodriguez, agro exports from the Dominican Republic have jumped 22% from 2012 to 2015, posting a total volume as high as US$6.04 billion. Rodriguez explained that there were considerable increases in the export of various agricultural products, among them cucumbers (170%), organic bananas (115%) and mangoes (69%).
He said during the 2012-2015 period agro exports climbed from US$1.34 billion in 2012 to US$1.63 billion in 2015, or an average annual growth of 9%, and 1.15% higher than the previous year.
Rodriquez said the US$1.47 billion exported in 2013 was a “substantial increase” of 9.57% over 2012.
He said agro exports totaled US$1.6 billion during 2014, a 7.64% jump compared to 2013.
The official also noted that the US$1.63 billion in agro exports in 2015 was 2.91% higher than in 2014.
