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Cameroon 26/03/2019

African banana imports in Europe have declined

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While the EU imported a volume 1.8% higher in 2018 than in the previous year, the original volume from "Africa" has decreased.
 
 
 
In 2018, the EU imported around 6.4 million tonnes of bananas (+ 1.8% compared to the previous year) according to provisional figures processed by the CIRAD economic research unit and based on EUROSTAT data. .
 
 
 
According to these preliminary figures, African banana exports to the EU reach 607 000 tonnes, a decrease of 7.6% compared to the volume exported the previous year.
 
 
 
Cameroon's exports fell by around 20% while those of Côte d'Ivoire remained stable. The best performance was achieved by Ghana's exports, which increased by 7% compared to the volumes shipped in 2017.

 

source : commodafrica.com

 

 

 

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Despite a higher volume imported by the EU countries, the share of African origin bananas has decreased (Photo: ec.europa.eu)
   
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