Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of nurses per thousand inhabitants in the Region remained above the national average, unlike the number of dentists and pharmacists (Read more...)
In 2024, the number of accidents at work in the Region decreased by 3.2% compared with 2023 (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of nurses per thousand inhabitants in the Region remained above the national average, unlike the number of dentists and pharmacists (Read more...)
In 2024, the number of accidents at work in the Region decreased by 3.2% compared with 2023 (Read more...)
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In the first eight months of 2019
Commercialisation of banana increased by 16.0% compared to the same period of 2018
According to the data provided by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture (DRA), in the first eight months of 2019, the commercialisation of locally grown banana stood at 13,295.2 tonnes, up by 1,830.4 tonnes when compared to the same period of 2018. 82.9% was dispatched, mainly to Mainland Portugal (81,3% between January and August 2018).
The favorable results of the 2nd quadrimester (+43.5% y-o-y) offset the drop in the first four months of the year (-18.3% y-o-y), with the annual rate of change for the first eight months standing at 16.0%. It must be mentioned that 2018 was a year in which the marketed banana dropped sharply (worst record in the last 5 years), mainly due to adverse weather conditions.
The Extra class was responsible for the increase (+41.5%) in the January-August 2019 period, while in Class I and Class II, there were drops of 13.3% and 35.4% respectively.
July was the month with the most significant growth (+65.0%) and also the record month of marketed banana (2,786.6 tonnes).

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