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At least four of them, including Profood International and Central Seafoods, Inc., brought their worries yesterday to Nelson Bascones, president of the Association of Food Industry Manufacturers and Exporters (Afime).
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Bascones, in a phone interview, said Afime wants to inform Marina that the food export industry in Cebu suffered because of the hold order.
"If there are just enough vessels, then there will be no problem.But the present existing cargo ships cannot accommodate the volume of our shipment that includes fruits, vegetables, livestock and meat (which have to be shipped abroad)," said Bascones of Central Seafoods Inc.
He said Profood International owner Justin Uy is among those who have been worried about the grounding of Sulpicio ships, a development that affects the food company's products.Uy told Bascones that other food exporters share the same anxiety.
CCCI's Fruelda said Sulpicio Lines handles about 40 percent of shipments from the port of Cebu to Manila and other parts in Mindanao.
"(Some businesses) depend on the shipment of its materials from Manila to continue operations," he said.
He cited as an example the carageenan industry as one of the affected sectors since most of its raw materials come from Manila.
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