Ecuadorian banana growers are experiencing a decrease in production due to drought and increasing costs.

2026-05-20 00:00

The 2026 banana season in Ecuador began relatively normally, but concerns have been raised in recent weeks. The cause is not rainfall, as in previous cycles, but the opposite: unusually intense solar radiation that has led to water and physiological stress across plantations.

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