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.

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Export volumes rose over 5% last year, Corbana said today (18 February). The association said the EU has remained a key importer of Costa Rica bananas, with a growth of 2.4% on 2006 figures, hitting a new record of 55.9m boxes.


Exports to Belgium grew by almost 82%, Germany by 24.6% and Italy by 10%, while those to the UK were up by 7.2%.


The association reported record export revenue of US$659.1m.


Jorge Sauma Aguilar, CEO of Corbana, said: “Last year’s performance demonstrates that the recovery initiated in 2006 has been based on solid ground and is in line with our global growth strategy.

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“This coming year we plan to maintain our growth by consolidating our programme of research and sustainable development. ”