date:Oct 30, 2019
lobbied to scrap the tariff on Philippine bananas, but the proposal did not gain traction during his term.
Japan used to be the largest importer of Philippine bananas for nearly three decades until China grabbed the spot in 2018, buying more than 1.1 million tons last year. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed Japan accounted for more than 30 percent of the countrys total annual banana exports in 2016, valued at $231.3 million.
During the same year, an agriculture deal worth P2