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Guillermo Lasso, president of Ecuador, spoke about the possible export of bananas to China as an alternative to the current situation. “There are some companies that are not playing fair with the producers,” said Lasso, pointing out actions on export licenses....

Banana growers erected barricades with the fruit to block a highway and ask the government to declare an emergency in this sector. The road that connects Guayaquil with El Oro and Loja woke up with traffic cut off due to the protest of small and medium producers. Vehicular...