The Bahamas has racked up a sweet tab of $14 million for baked goods imports in 2009, according to a regional trade report, with no significant exports made in this category to significantly balance that outflow.
According to the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Office of Trade Negotiations report on CARICOM?Baked Products Trade, The Bahamas comes in third in a ranking of countries in the region that have contributed to the region’s $108.5 million baked product import bill.
“Haiti was the top CARICOM importer of baked products in 2009, spending some $17 million in import spending,” said the report. “Other CARICOM member states with significant bak ...

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