DR exports grapes to the US

[Dolores]

Table grape producer Arismendy Almonte announced the export of the first shipment of grapes to the United States from Montecristi. The first shipment was of 2,000 boxes or 16 tons. President Luis Abinader and Minister of Agriculture Limber Cruz were in Montecristi for the event.

Meanwhile, the exported Timpson variety of green grapes are now for sale at the Supermercados Nacional stores in the Dominican Republic. The Timpson variety is described as sweet, crunchy, seedless, rich in antioxidants, vitamins and fiber. The pound is selling at Supermercados Nacional for RD$229.95, more than other green grapes imported from South America.

The Ministry of Agriculture reported the international company Bloom Fresh introduced here the varieties Allison (red table grapes) and Timpson in farms in Guayubín (Montecristi), Baní (Peravia) and San...

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[JD Jones]

"The pound is selling at Supermercados Nacional for RD$229.95, more than other green grapes imported from South America."

Once again, something produced locally is more expensive than the same item imported from another country.

 

[Manuel01]

Very same thging happened to me.
Dominican Logic ! Just bought some imported grapes at supermercado nacional. They were about 20% cheaper than the locally grown ones.
This place never stops to surprise me LOL.

 

[Jumbo]

I am not sure hoe Dominican grapes will go over in other parts of the world. Trying to keep this Dominican related so will try to keep this in the boundaries. Most grapes coming to North America are from Chile. With the quantity sent shipping will be cheaper in bulk. While Dominican grapes are excellent transportation and distribution may be a major issue in cost. When I go home to work I buy Santo Domingo coffee cheaper in Hyde Park Ma. than I do in the RD. I know they are roasted and packaged in New York. Some of the salami is also cheaper ( again made and packaged in NY ). So let’s see how this plays out. I shop at Latino markets in the Boston area when i go back for work and medical followups.