Steady growth of Ecuador banana shipments

Thu 01/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Ecuador continues to see stable growth in its banana exports. The volume of cumulative exports in April reached 133.1 million boxes, 4.6% higher than at the same point in 2022 (127.3 million boxes), according to the latest AEBE data. The EU remains the main market (31.0%) followed by Russia (24.4%) and the Middle East (12.5%). Exports were down in Europe EFTA (-20.9%), Eastern Europe (-17.7%) and Asia (12.1%). The main ports for exports were Guayaquil (64.5%), Puerto Bolívar (31.6%) and Posorja (11.8%). The top 3 brands are Dole (11.0%), Global Village (6.1%) and Pretty (4.2%).

 

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