EU: banana imports from ACP countries increased
grower prices Ecuador decrease to 1 dollar

Tholen - This week the dispute settlement body of the WTO will meet to discuss the import figures of bananas for the EU. From recent information it appears that banana imports from ACP countries during the first 11 months of 2006 have increased with 20%, while imports from dollar countries increased with 10%. When November 2006 is compared with the same month in the previous year, it appears that banana imports from ACP countries increased with 48,8%.

Xavier San Martín of the association of banana growers from El Oro in Ecuador reports that the grower price of bananas has presently decreased to less than 1 dollar per box.

Publication date: January 22 2007
Author: André van der Wiel
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