date:Dec 27, 2021
According to the FAO / OECD Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 report, the first estimates are that the world's banana exports, excluding plantain (pink banana or male banana), reached a new record in 2020 rising to 22.2 million tons, i.e. 1.7% more than in the previous year.
Exports were mainly boosted by Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Colombia, three of the top five world exporters. All three countries reportedly implemented disease mitigation strategies on their plantations in the early stages of the