THE Philippines may be able to generate $150 million (about P8.3 billion) from the initial shipment of durian to China this month.

During a Laging Handa public briefing, Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Officer in Charge Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the target revenue is still subject to the actual production from durian-producing areas. The BPI is an agency under the Department of Agriculture.

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