Sunday, June 7, 2009

RP food in demand in South Korea

BUSINESS WORLD ONLINE
Saturday, June 6, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES




Sale of Philippine food products in an international trade fair in South Korea in mid-May more than quadrupled to P70 million from P16.3 million last year, the Agriculture department said in a press release on Friday. Filipino exporters sold fresh and processed food products such as banana chips, processed saba, frozen bananas and mangoes, fresh and frozen tuna, and spiced bangus during the Seoul Food and Hotel 2009, Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in the statement. In dollar terms, booked and negotiated sales during the food fair amounted to $1.47 million, compared to $334,000 last year. "The best sellers included whole, fried and turon saba, frozen fruits like mango, banana and durian, and banana chips," Ms. Puyat said. "These products were represented (sic) by seven Filipino companies." Local companies that joined the event were Sagrex Foods, Inc., Albero Fruits Processing Corp., KF Nutri-Foods International, Inc., MS Seafood Supplier, JN Mercado Seafood Supply, Jarla Trading, Jet Trading and Services, and FAB Sea Resources Corp. Albero Fruits is negotiating with 20 buyers, mostly wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and schools in South Korea. Ms. Puyat said potential buyers have also expressed interest in buying Philippine tuna and plan to visit General Santos City — dubbed the country’s "tuna capital" — to inspect tuna processing plants.

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