PH still top Asean market for US wines

THE Philippines will remain America’s largest Southeast Asian wine market, with exports projected to reach 4.3 million liters or 477,778 cases worth $13 million (P677.27 million) this year, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.

The USDA, in the Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) report made by its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila, said the figure was 12 percent higher than last year’s 3.9 million liters, or 433,333 cases worth $11.6 million (P604.33 million).