Mindanao Export Increase 23% in 2007
Being a person from Mindanao, I am very happy that my beloved land has increases its export by almost 23% to 2.59 billion last year from 2.10 billion last 2006. Coconut and bananas tops the list of export products. Coconut farmers in Mindanao will be carry to develop their farms due to government supports such as high seedlings of coconut varieties and increase price of copra.
Other top exports of Mindanao are nickel ore, tuna, iron ore agglomerates, preserved pineapple, iron and non-alloy steel, fresh pineapple and desiccated coconut.
Japan is still the top importer of Mindanao products. Other top importer countries are United States and China. Products that China bought last year were nickel ores, fresh bananas and organic chemicals. If Philippine government will fully supports Mindanao, for sure Mindanao export growth will do more and overtake its previous percentage. And lots of job opportunities will be opened for the people of Mindanao.
