In 20121 the volume of global gross banana exports reached a record high of 16.5
million tonnes, 1.1 million tonnes (or 7.3 percent) above 2011 level. The increase is primarily explained by the growth of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean from 12.5 to 13.0 million tonnes, despite the poor performance of Ecuador. In Ecuador, the largest banana exporter in the world, banana exports shrank as flooding damaged the crop, reducing the output by 416 000 tonnes, or 5.6 percent, relative to 2011. The resulting 410 000 tonnes decline in shipments from Ecuador was more than offset by vigorous exports from other countries, in particular those in Central America.
In 20121 the volume of global gross banana exports reached a record high of 16.5million tonnes, 1.1 million tonnes (or 7.3 percent) above 2011 level. The increase is primarily explained by the growth of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean from 12.5 to 13.0 million tonnes, despite the poor performance of Ecuador. In Ecuador, the largest banana exporter in the world, banana exports shrank as flooding damaged the crop, reducing the output by 416 000 tonnes, or 5.6 percent, relative to 2011. The resulting 410 000 tonnes decline in shipments from Ecuador was more than offset by vigorous exports from other countries, in particular those in Central America.
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