ILOILO CITY: Mango producers in the island province of Guimaras are not willing to shell out P2 million for an export inspection fee, and will just concentrate their efforts on supplying the domestic markets that happens to be more profitable.

This was announced by Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras during the Manggahan Festival celebration held at Jordan, saying shipping mangoes to other countries was stopped in 2007 because growers protested the high inspection fee.

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