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Exports of bananas from Mozambique last year fell to their lowest value in more than six years, at USD 32.3 million (€30.2 million). The Southern African country is one of the world’s 30 largest producers
Exports of bananas from Mozambique last year fell to their lowest value in more than six years, at USD 32.3 million (€30.2 million), according to data from the Bank of Mozambique. The Southern African country is one of the world’s 30 largest producers.
Data shows that the performance compares with banana exports of USD 41.4 million (€38.7 million) in 2022, little changed from 2021, while in 2017 this export yielded as much as USD32.8 million (€30.6 million).
Businesses have warned of the consequences of successive floods on banana production. Prices may rise pointing to difficulties in the banana sector. Vice-president of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), Maria Assunção Abdula, said at a recent news conference in Maputo that the exporters are taking adequate steps to address the situation in consultation with the government. Excessive rains and winds caused direct damage, while pest attacks were rampant. Most affected are the Maputo province and other regions in the south of the country. Successive heavy rains and winds have caused several floods, conditioning various activities.
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In 2021, Maputo province alone had 22 private companies involved in banana production, 80% of which was exported to other African countries. In that year, the province produced 249,829 tonnes, on an area of 5,141 hectares, of which 4,719 hectares were farmed by private commercial companies and the rest by small producers, mostly families.
