- January 27, 2022
- Posted by: medium
- Category: National
The Ministry of Production also indicated that the country appears as the eighth supplier worldwide. The variety that is exported is the Golden Sweet.
Ecuador appears as the first pineapple exporting country in South America, affirms the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries.
In fact, the State Portfolio points out, thanks to the good performance of fruit shipments, it has also allowed it to be positioned as The eighth supplier worldwide. The Ecuadorian pineapple exported, in addition, has certifications such as the Global GAP, Rainforest Alliance and Basc.
Between January and November 2021, Piña exports from Ecuador reached $ 46 million, in accordance with the records of the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters(Fedexpor). The figure is 22 % more than the same period of 2020 when $ 37 million were sent and 16 % if compared in 2017.
This means that in 2021 the highest amount of fruit shipments worldwide was reached. In fact, in tonnage Ecuador also grew.The country went from exporting 75,573 tons in 2020 to 90,186 tons until November last year.
The variety exported by the country is Golden Sweet and is cultivated, mainly, in Santo Domingo. Until 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture recorded that there was a production of 104,059 tons of fresh pineapple nationwide.
| Exports per year (January to November) | Amount in millions of $ |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 46 |
Main destinations
The first commercial destination of Ecuadorian pineapple is the European Union. In that block there are Holland and Germany as two of the main buyers.
Chile, on the other hand,It is the first country as a commercial destination of the Ecuadorian fruitwith an average annual demand of more than $ 12 million. Only in 2021 demanded $ 15 million. Other countries that acquire fruit are the United States and Argentina.
Chile and Holland, for example, concentrated 65 % of the shipments of Ecuador, with $ 29 million exported between January and November 2021. Holland acquired, in 2021, almost three times more than in 2020 and the previous years.
New Zealand, Uruguay and Russia also appear as consumers, although their participation is minimal.
Pablo Ribadeneira,President of the Agroedan exporter, explained that a factor that benefited that Ecuador's fruit is positioned in countries in South America was that competitors like Colombia decreased their shipments. In the specific case of the firm, in the last year there was a good demand performance in southern cone countries such as Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, where eight weekly containers are sent on average.
According to data from the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, the Pineapple Production Activity generates 2,500 jobs.
Xavier Rosero,Fedexpor executive vice president said that the demand for worldwide fruits increased from the beginning of the pandemic, and tropical fruits, such as pineapple, began to position themselves in international demand.
In that sense, it emphasizes that it is important thatEcuador aims to recover its productive profile of this fruit, which at some point was affected by cost competitiveness losses."It is necessary for the country to work on an internal agenda to increase the productivity of the crop, to improve the competitiveness of internal costs and that it is accompanied by the opening of markets with greater demand that allows the pineapple to enter with less tariffs."