Rising Insecurity in Haiti Shuts Down US Mango Market, Triggers Economic Tsunami

The US has ceased the mechanism that allowed Haiti to export its mangoes. With the closure of the mango pre-clearance program by the US Department of Agriculture, export losses will range from 10 to 15 million US dollars. The direct and indirect job losses will be in the thousands, and half a million farmers living in several dozen communities will be deprived of income. For the industry, it is a tsunami, Le Nouvelliste has learned.

Roberson Alphonse
Par Roberson Alphonse
27 Apr 2023 | Lecture : 3 min.

The US Department of Agriculture is closing the mango export pre-clearance program due to increasing insecurity in Haiti. The official notice will be communicated shortly. Members of the National Association of Mango Exporters (ANEM) were informed of this decision on April 19. Evidently, Haiti will not be able to export its mangoes in 2023, Le Nouvelliste learned from a source close to the mango industry, which is experiencing a veritable tsunami while other countries, like the Dominican Republic, have already positioned themselves to captur

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