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Article: US investors eyeing US$ 351.3M projects in agriculture sectors.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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MANILA, Nov. 11 (PNA) -- Members of a United States trade and investment mission led by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have expressed interest in investing US$ 351.3 million in the country in such sectors as biofuels, aquaculture and food beverage.
Agriculture Undersecretary Berna Romulo Puyat said the 24 American companies which took part in the recent US Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines expressed interest in these investment areas during separate business matching forums in Manila and Davao City.
These Manila and Davao forums also generated initial trade possibilities amounting to US$ 20.043 million covering coffee, ...