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Some roads in Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro woke up blocked by banana growers impacted by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

This Monday, April 11, several roads in the main banana provinces of the country: Guayas, Los Ríos and El Oro , were blocked by producers who left their farms to protest the current situation of the commercialization of the fruit due to the impact of the war between Russia and...
Posted On 11 Apr 2022
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Ecuadorian banana uses German showcase to promote itself

Until this Thursday, April 7, 2022, ten Ecuadorian companies are participating in Fruit Logística, a fair that takes place in Berlin (Germany) and is one of the most emblematic for learning about the global supply of fresh fruit and vegetables. In hall 23, of the fairgrounds, is...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022
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Ecuador will receive 4,600 fusarium-tolerant banana plants

Ecuador will receive this Thursday, April 7, 4,600 banana plants called Formosana GCTCV-218, a Cavendish-type variety, tolerant to Fusarium Race 4 Tropical (Foc R4T), the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Pedro Álava, reported on Wednesday. The two packages with the plants...
Posted On 07 Apr 2022
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Government signed five new investment contracts for more than $370 million

The companies Gisis, Limbomar, Produmar, Project1835 and Envapress signed on Wednesday -April 6- investment contracts with the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries for more than $370 million. “We have just signed five investment contracts for more than...
Posted On 07 Apr 2022
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“Before putting a ceiling on bread, you must put a ceiling on the price of supplies,” respond bakers

To place a ceiling on the price of bread, as announced last Tuesday by the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, it would be necessary first to place a ceiling on the prices of the inputs used to make this product, which is part of daily consumption. of a good part of the...
Posted On 06 Apr 2022
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From ten hectares of blueberries in Patate will come the first harvest of the Nobis agro-export trust

Ten hectares of blueberries are grown in Patate and in the coming months they will bear the first harvest. This planting is part of Nobis’s first agro-export investment trust, which it created to raise $10 million. It is the first stage of the 50 hectares of this fruit that...
Posted On 05 Apr 2022
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The first confrontation between banana exporters and European supermarkets

Banana producers from the region, including Ecuadorians, plan to meet in Brussels on April 5, 2022, with the main representatives of European supermarkets. They seek that, at least, the payment of an additional $ 1 for each exported box be recognized, as a help to the efforts...
Posted On 05 Apr 2022
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In five weeks of conflict, Ecuador has already stopped exporting 50% of the bananas that it did not send to the whole world in 2021

Ecuador closed 2021 with 376 million boxes of bananas exported to different destinations around the world. The year was ending, but despite the fact that this amount was 2.5% less than what was exported in 2020, this 2022 began with the expectation of overcoming those 10 million...
Posted On 04 Apr 2022
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Industries fear ‘rush’ to negotiate deal with China

Ecuador wants to walk fast. The Government has already appointed the head of the negotiating team for the trade agreement with China and the fourth deputy is ready , the instance made up of businessmen to find out about the talks. All this to officially start negotiations with...
Posted On 04 Apr 2022
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More than 17 tons of Ecuadorian sustainable coffee will be exported to Italy

More than 17 tons of Ecuadorian sustainable coffee will be exported to Italy as a result of the support provided by the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, through its PROAmazonía program that has...
Posted On 01 Apr 2022
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