date:Mar 17, 2014
According to data from the National Directorate of Bananas, banana exports increased 8.63% in 2013 amounting to 14.3 million boxes and $90.4 million dollars in revenues, the highest numbers since 2008.
Bocas Fruit Company (Botco), a subsidiary of Chiquita, still concentrates most of the country's banana production with 13.2 million boxes, which generated 85.2 million dollars in revenues, i.e. a 12.82% increase.
But not all producers did well last year. By the end of 2013, Agricola del Atlantic