Barbados ‘to open export packhouse’ as distillery inaugurates Kendal Farm
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October 24, 2026
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Barbados will open an export packhouse within the next few weeks to expand farm export opportunities, Agriculture Minister Dr Shantal Munro-Knight announced on Friday at the acquisition of one of the island’s oldest plantations by a French-owned rum and gin-maker.
Dr Munro-Knight said: “Along with Export Barbados, we will, within the next couple of weeks, [be] opening up a world-class export packhouse, opening up opportunities for Barbados to export.”
The minister praised the Stade’s West Indies Rum Distillery’s decade-long commitment and its climate-resilient infrastructure, capable of withstanding major hurricanes, saying:
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