Ecuador's banana boom makes it top producer
Ecuador erupts as the world’s leading banana producer as a government program invites small independent growers to plant on 500 acre plots. Immigrants and former GIs join thousands of locals in the jungle bottoms, boosting output by over 300 percent since 1948. The boom turns Ecuador into a major agricultural hub with 35,000 growers.
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The article notes 100000 workers in bananas with last year’s crop of 31 million stems worth 335 million. This year’s crop could reach 40 million stems about 320 million pounds, roughly a fifth of global exports. Ecuador’s season runs year round and the fertile jungle soil allows rapid replanting, raising hopes amid competitive pressure from Central American producers. An US executives study shows 80 percent have college backgrounds.
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