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Jamaican
Food Export Figures
Total
non-traditional fresh produce exports from Jamaica increased
by 4.7 per cent between June and July 2001.
What
is being exported?
| Product |
Units |
Kgs |
US
dollars |
| Yam |
40,789 |
772,146 |
$1,181,594 |
| Papaya |
44,404 |
171,949 |
$297,171 |
| Mango |
17,726 |
111,81 |
$230,298 |
| Sweet
Potato |
7,490 |
133,661 |
$134,750 |
| Thyme |
12,137 |
22,983 |
$129,547 |
| Dasheen |
4,732 |
88,373 |
$107,427 |
| Breadfruit |
5,066 |
93,373 |
$93,366 |
| Tangelo
Ugli |
5,400 |
70,727 |
$78,749 |
| Pepper |
7,861 |
34,812 |
$74,336 |
| Pumpkin |
3,253 |
73,806 |
$58,918 |
Where
is the food being exported to?
| Destination
Country |
Units |
US
dollars income |
%
of income |
| USA |
95,780 |
$1,560,926 |
58.3% |
| UK |
30,976 |
$507,125 |
18.9% |
| Canada |
33,469 |
$485,894 |
18.1% |
| Cayman
Islands |
1,008 |
$44,764 |
1.7% |
| Barbados |
5,378 |
$41,886 |
1.6% |
| Antigua |
2,068 |
$24,283 |
0.9% |
| Bermuda |
126 |
$4,068 |
0.2% |
| Netherlands |
682 |
$3,410 |
0.1% |
This
information has been compiled by the Jamaica Exporters' Association
(JEA) from commercial export invoices prepared by exporters
for each individual shipment. The data is processed
on a daily basis by the plant quarantine department and the
JEA.
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