According to the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH), in 2017 the country's banana exports amounted to 522.7 million dollars, i.e. 2.7 percent or
13.7 million dollars more than the 509 million dollars achieved in 2016.
Last year, the country exported 32,422 boxes of 18 kilos of bananas abroad, i.e. 4.6 percent less than the 33,983 boxes it shipped in 2016.
The decrease in volume is related to the flooding in the plantations and the political conflict that arose at the end of 2017.
According to the BCH, due to the floods, the workers and inputs (such as bags, packaging boxes and pallets) had difficulties to access the banana farms.
Fortunately, the average price of a box of banana in 2017 was $16.12 dollars, 7.6 percent more than the $14.98 achieved in 2016.
According to the BCH, the United States and Ireland were the main destinations for Honduran banana exports.
Source: latribuna.hn