(Business in Cameroon) - Banana producers operating in Cameroon exported 13,186 tons of the fruit in April 2021, according to the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam). This volume is down by 2,916 tons compared with the 16,102 tons exported in April 2020.
This 22.11% drop is recorded despite the additional 1,354 tons of banana exported during the month under review, by state-owned group CDC, which was absent from the market in April 2020.
That counter-performance was due to the performance of market leader Plantations du Haut Penja (PHP) and current market minnow Boh Plantations Plc.
Specifically, in April 2021, PHP exported 10,817 tons of banana, down by 4,148 tons compared with the 14,965 tons it exported in April 2020. As for Boh Plantations Plc, in April 2021, its banana exports dropped by 122 tons (from 1,137 in April 2020 to 1,015 tons in April 2021).
Banana exports Cameroon down 466 tons year-on-year Jan 2021
Banana producers operating
in Cameroon exported 20,496 tons of banana In January 2021, says data published by the Banana Association of Cameroon (ASSOBACAM). This volume is down 466 tons compared with the 20,962 tons exported in 2020.
This decline in exports, despite the resumption of the operations of Cameroon Development Corporation-CDC (the state-owned company which only restarted operations in June 2020 after several months of suspension) is due to the performance of market leader Plantations du Haut Penja.
PHP’s exports fell by 1,758 tons year-on-year ( from 19,253 tons in January 2020 to 17,495 tons in 2021). Between the two periods, the exports of market minnows Boh Plantations also decreased by 240 tons (from 1,709 tons in January 2020 to 1,469 tons in January 2021).