A second shipment of bananas has left Samoa for New Zealand, after the first export shipment in half-a-century sold out quickly.
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Samoa's agriculture minister, Lopao'o Natanielu Mu'a said the industry was buoyant after the initial sales indications from New Zealand.
He said he was pleased farmers' efforts are bearing fruit, but they're still cautious about the future of exports.
The New Zealand market for ripe bananas is valued at over $US160 million.