date:Oct 31, 2012
Five representatives of the Ecuadorian banana producers and an equal number for the exporters will meet in Machala, El Oro province, Ecuador, in the next few days to set next year's price for a box of the fruit.
Rafael Correa's government, through the minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Javier Ponce, should issue a statement about the meeting's final decision.
Julio Cruz and William Ramn, for Guayas; Wilfrido Macas for Los Ros and Noem Capa, along with Giovanny Coron