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Article: Grenada: a small country with a robust market for U.S. foods.
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- AgExporter
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Grenada, often referred to as "the Spice Island of the Caribbean," is one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Despite its size, Grenada's food imports from the United States have been increasing since 1999. The country's food and beverage imports for 2001 totaled $34 million.
The United States supplied $13.7 million worth--40 percent of the total and a 2.5-percent gain from the previous calendar year. The United States garnered more than 50 percent of Grenada's 2001 imports of fresh fruits, poultry products, red meats (fresh, frozen and chilled), processed fruits and vegetables, and fruit and vegetable juices.
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