Ecuador's Banana Boom Shifts Global Trade
The feature notes Guayaquil in 1954 as a hub for Green Gold, detailing a 35 million dollar banana shipment and Ecuador's 100,000 workers in cultivation and processing. It highlights plans to ship 40 million stems in the year, cementing Ecuador as the world’s banana capital.
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