African bananas do well on the European market

In a European banana market down 5% in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the previous year, African banana exports are performing well with an increase of 3% compared to the biannual average , observes FruiTrop. At 439,096 tonnes, they are almost at the same level as over the same period in 2021. An increase, however, attributable to Cameroon alone. Indeed, exports from Côte d'Ivoire fell by 5% and those from Ghana by 16%. Those of Cameroon increased by 14%. The decline in dollar bananas explains the drop in supply to the European market, emphasizes ...