US EditionExporters Ask the Ministry of Agriculture for Urgent Meeting Due to Banana Problems
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The reduction in banana production in Ecuador alerts the exporting sector, which requested measures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), to the affectation of crops of this product due to pests such as moko (Ralstonia solanacearum breed 2) and sigatoka, and that according to the Corporation of Exporting Guilds of Ecuador (Cordex), have affected more than 30% of banana crops in the country.
Both the president and executive director of the Dominican Association of Banana Producers (ADOBANANO) told Portalfruticola.com that the three main causes behind the decline in the country's main agricultural export are rising production costs, the decline in foreign manual labor, and climate change. See more
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