Colombia: Banana producers call on European retailers to improve the price of the fruit

Published 2024년 10월 7일

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The Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira organized a discussion, "Banana Producers for a Fair Price," in Santa Marta, bringing together small producers, international trade experts, and social leaders to emphasize the necessity for fair pricing for bananas. The discussion highlighted the financial challenges of the Colombian banana industry, the impact of social programs, and the need for a price that reflects the shared responsibility between producers, marketers, and buyers. The findings will be presented at the Fruit Attraction meeting in Madrid, with ASBAMA planning to engage with European buyers to raise awareness about the true situation of banana growers. The event also underscored the social impact of the banana sector, addressing the struggles of producers to meet European quality standards and the challenges faced by the industry, including labor shortages, security issues, and the undervaluation of farms.

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Prior to the international meeting of fruit and vegetable traders, Fruit Attraction, which will take place in Madrid from October 8 to 10, the Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira organized the discussion “Banana Producers for a Fair Price,” reported ASBAMA. During the event, held in the city of Santa Marta, small producers, experts in international trade and social leaders of the Banana Zone, made visible the urgent need to agree with European buyers on a fair price for the fruit, in order to protect the continuity of these crops and the banana industry. The spaces for reflection and analysis that were developed in the discussion focused on the current financial situation of the banana industry in Colombia, the cost of fruit in the international market and the social impact derived from social programs managed through the banana sector, the entity detailed. The testimonies collected in this space will be taken to Europe by ASBAMA, to be presented at the XVI ...

Source: MXfruit