THE Philippines is now officially authorized to ship locally-grown Hass avocados to Japan, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
The request for approval took 13 years before finally being signed this month. The first shipment consisted of 2,240 boxes of Hass avocados valued at $40,320. For 2025, the Philippines plans to deliver 88,000 boxes amounting to $1.58 million.
