Chile: Banana cluster manifests itself in the face of increased costs in the value chain

The producers and exporters of bananas from Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, representing 60% of the global banana production, published a statement stating their position on the increase in costs in the value chain of the banana. The Banana Cluster stated that "in the course of this year, the region's banana industry has experienced significant cost increases due to the increase in prices of essential inputs such as fertilizers by 35-45%, cardboard by 30%, plastic by 45%. ". They indicated that "the loss of production generated by the new maximum residue limits of the destination markets that ignore the needs and reality of production in the region, the application of the standards imposed by a certified market, the adoption of measures of biosecurity to prevent the R4T FOC, the implementation of security measures to avoid the contamination of containers with illicit substances and, also, by the generalized increase in the cost of ...