Philippines: banana sector under attack from all sides

  • Published on 2/01/2018 - Published by Market News Service / FruiTrop
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All the players in the Philippine banana sector are getting worked up and demanding State support in the face of a crisis, which according to them could lead to their business being wiped out. The latest problem to date is the insecurity due to the government’s fight against armed Islamist groups on the island of Mindanao, where martial law has been declared. Professionals are asking for army protection for the plantations. Furthermore, the industry must cope with a large-scale infestation of race 4 Fusarium, detected in 2008, and major competitiveness problems. Exports collapsed by more than 20 % between 2011 and 2016, especially to the country’s two key markets, Japan (- 25 %) and China (- 15 %).

Source: CIRAD

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