The supply of domestic and imported bananas in Spain's Peninsular and Balearic markets continues reaching record highs. In July, there were almost 14,000 tons more than in 2018. The 207,000 tons of imported bananas accounted for between 40% and 55% of the available supply.
In July 2019, 25,293 tons were shipped from the Canary Islands, while imports, mainly from Africa and Latin America, stood at 25,207. Since re-exports amounted to 7,664 tons, Spanish consumers had access to about 42,837 tons of bananas. With these figures, the market share of imported bananas in July in Spain has ranged between a minimum of 41% and a maximum of 59%.
The main suppliers of imported bananas in July were Costa Rica, with 8,776 tons, Colombia, with 6,910, Cote d'Ivoire, with 3,483, and France, with 2,539. Together, these four countries account for 86% of the total volume.
So far in 2019, shipments from the Canary Islands have almost reached 226,697 tons, with banana imports standing at 206,840 tons and re-exports at 56,769 tons; thus, the total available supply has amounted to 376,768 tons, 13,852 more than in the same period of 2018. The accumulated market share of imported bananas has ranged from a minimum of 40% to a maximum of 55% of the supply available in Spain.
The main suppliers of imported bananas so far this year have been Costa Rica, with 61,353 tons, Colombia, with 54,795 and Cote d'Ivoire, with 36,344, with 74% of the total volume between the three.
