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EU countries became the main market for the supply of Ecuadorian bananas in January

Fresh Banana
Fruits
Ecuador
Published Mar 24, 2023

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The Banana Exporters Association of Ecuador (AEBE) has published a statistical report on exports of products for January 2023. According to EastFruit with reference to FreshFruitPortal, 35.01 million boxes of bananas were exported in the first month of this year, which is 7.98% more than in the same period last year. In January, the countries of the European Union became the main market for Ecuadorian bananas, accounting for 30.16% of all exports.

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In second place is Russia with an indicator of 24.27%, followed by the states of the Middle East - 13.07%. See also: Banana prices in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: how have they changed over the year? In the EU, the Netherlands was the country with the largest import volume, with 23% of products sold in the region this year. The Ecuadorian banana industry has had a very difficult season, mainly due to the Russian-led war in Ukraine. Russia is the country with the largest volume of imports, the war with Ukraine has significantly reduced exports to Russia. Restrictions from the EU also led to a decrease ...
Source: Eastfruit
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