Indeed, over twelve months, a new record of nearly 6 million tonnes was set. As a reminder, the figure was just 5.1 million tonnes in 2010, true without Croatia, the 28th Member State; but this country consumes only around 50 000 t year in year out. The monthly growth curve for consumption has been a perfectly straight line since early 2013. After an extremely heavy supply in May, we might have thought that the arrival of summer and seasonal fruits would change the hand. Nothing of the sort happened! In the 1st half of 2016, consumption increased by 4.4 %. Over this period, market shares were stable, with dollar sources controlling just over 71 % of the market, followed by the ACPs with just under 18 % and finally Community production with 11 %. The latter saw the biggest percentage rise for the 1st half (+ 8.4 %), though as always it was the dollar sources which benefitted from the consumption increase or which fuelled it with volumes up by 82 000 tonnes. Colombia and Costa Rica recorded the best dollar banana performances, while Côte d’Ivoire and the Dominican Republic did so for the ACP.
In the United States, the 1st half of 2016 saw a much smaller increase: + 1.2 % to 2.1 million tonnes. Highlights for this period: Costa Rica returning to its heights after a disastrous 2014, Guatemala remaining well ahead though slightly down, and finally Colombia confirming its preference for the EU rather than for the United States.
Source: CIRAD
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