Ecuador: Almost 800 hectares of bananas affected by the winter and the price of the box at $ 11

Published 2021년 3월 9일

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Ecuador's Los Ríos province is experiencing extreme weather conditions, including cold, heavy rains, and ashfall from a volcanic eruption, which have severely affected banana crops, leading to a significant reduction in supply and a surge in prices to as much as $11 per box. Small and medium banana growers, especially in Urdaneta, are grappling with flooding and low harvest covers, with the Ministry of Agriculture identifying 769 affected hectares. The ministry is advising growers to have a strict nutrition plan and consider using damaged fruit immediately for a certain period. The weather conditions are expected to worsen, potentially impacting other crops such as cocoa, yellow corn, rice, and cassava.

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The price of a box of spot bananas, or out of contract, stood yesterday in the province of Los Ríos up to 11 dollars, in relation to $ 6.20 per contract box (average). Banana growers consulted by Diario EXPRESO reveal that the cold that areas of the province of Flumina still endure, as well as torrential rains and ashfall, have significantly lowered the supply of bananas, which affects the cost that exporters must pay for the Ecuadorian fruit. The ash that fell on Saturday in much of the country's coast will have an effect on productivity, while the flooded areas in Quevedo, Catarama and other parts of Los Ríos and also Guayas, will have to wait at least a year to recover. In the upper part of Rio de Janeiro the covers are low, between 30 and up to 40% less than those that are had for a normal season, which implies a reduction in the harvest also for the following weeks. "In tours of territories, 769 affected hectares of banana cultivation have been identified, especially of small ...

Source: Expreso