Fiji's Black Pearl Has Potential In The US Market

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"The message here is very clear, Fiji's black pearl industry holdsa lot of potential for growth and the Trade Commission is ready tosend US buyers directly to the village farmers to buy all thepearls they can produce.
But our farmers need help to increase and expand their supplyqualities and volumes at the production level," Mr Vuidreketi said.
The Trade Commissioner added the recent visit of black pearljeweler in the US, Ms Carolyn Ehret said she was disappointed tohave not been able to buy more pearls and plans to add Fiji to herfuture list of suppliers to cater for the market in the US.
"We use Government's 'National Export Strategy' as a guide todetermine our target export sectors. Black pearl stood out as anemerging resource based commodity that holds a lot of potential forgrowth and expansion, but needs direct support in marketing andmarket access."Mr Vuidreketi said.
The Fisheries Department and the Commodity Development Frameworkhad created this black pearl initiative in 1998 with 10 farms ofwhich four were owned by foreigners and six by local villagersoperating in Vanua Levu.
The black pearl industry has traditionally been dominated by Tahitiand The Cook Islands.
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