Notícias (GB)
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...)
In June 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 609 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the sales of Madeira Wine fell 4.7% in value and 10.5% in volume, year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the aggregate value of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals of the SIBS network grew by 4.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but fell year-on-year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
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...)
In June 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 609 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the sales of Madeira Wine fell 4.7% in value and 10.5% in volume, year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the aggregate value of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals of the SIBS network grew by 4.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but fell year-on-year (Read more...)
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In the first four months of 2024
Banana commercialisation increased by 18.7% year-on-year
According to data provided by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development (DRADR), in the first four months of 2024, 6,623.5 tonnes of bananas were commercialised, an increase of 1,045.1 tonnes compared to the same period last year (+18.7%). Of this total, 80.5% were dispatched to the mainland, compared to 78.7% in the first quadrimester of 2023.
All classes experienced growth compared to the same period in 2023. The volume of banana of Class “Extra” increased by 13.1% of Class I bananas by 62.9%, and of Class II bananas by 12.4%.
It is noteworthy that in the referenced quadrimester, Class “Extra” bananas accounted for 78.6% of the total bananas commercialised, compared to 82.5% in the same period last year, representing a decline in the market share of Class “Extra” bananas by 3.9 percentage points.
April recorded the highest volume of banana commercialisation in the first quadrimester of 2024, with 1,956.6 tonnes. February saw the lowest volume of banana commercialisation (1,427.6 tonnes), although it registered the highest year-on-year increase (+44.0%).

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