"Banana plantations are big business in Costa Rica, which exports an estimated 1.8 million tonnes per year; 10% of the global total," said author Paul Grant from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Costa Rica banana producers association, Corbana, has reported strong growth in a number of its key European markets, with global export figures reaching an all-time high. Export volumes rose over ...

Experts caution that the effects extend beyond Costa Rica. Banana-producing nations like Ecuador and Colombia face similar threats, though Costa Rica’s vulnerability stands out due to its climate and ...

FAO says PH remained world’s 3rd-largest banana exporter in 2024, despite TR4 disease and falling exports to China and Japan ...

“The export-oriented banana and pineapple producers in northern Costa Rica may be more sensitive to potential boycotts and the tarnishing of their brands than smaller domestic cattle producers ...

Export growth slowed in 2007 as a result of weaker activity in industrial and agricultural exports. Costa Rica exported $9.34 billion worth of goods last year, up 14% from 2006. Growth from 2005 to ...

Exports of bananas in 2014 in US dollars: $721.4 million. 5. Colombia. Exports of bananas in 2014 in US dollars: $835.5 million. 4. Costa Rica. Exports of bananas in 2014 in US dollars: $907.7 ...

Banana-geddon is very real and fruit fans everywhere are fearing for the future supplies of the popular global snack.

Colombia's banana exports rose 1.83% in 2021 to 111 million 20-kilogram boxes, though their value fell 1.98% to $898 million due to lower international prices, ... Guatemala and Costa Rica.

Colombia hopes to boost its banana exports by 10% this year, which would bring in $1 billion in income for the world's fifth-largest producer of the fruit, ... Costa Rica and Guatemala, ...