Notícias (GB)
DREM releases Demographic Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira for 2025 (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 2nd quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of divorces increased compared to the previous year (Read more...)
In August 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region increased by 3.3% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the median rental value of new lease agreements increased by 17.4% year-on-year, while the number of new agreements increased by 8.8% (Read more...)
In August 2026, seven meteorological stations recorded tropical nights on every day of the month (Read more...)
In August 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.7% (Read more...)
In 2025, food donations in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 31.5% compared with 2024, reaching 949.0 tonnes (Read more...)
In August 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 625 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In 2025, 69.8% of the resident population consulted a general practitioner or family doctor in the 12 months prior to the interview (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases Demographic Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira for 2025 (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 2nd quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of divorces increased compared to the previous year (Read more...)
In August 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region increased by 3.3% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the median rental value of new lease agreements increased by 17.4% year-on-year, while the number of new agreements increased by 8.8% (Read more...)
In August 2026, seven meteorological stations recorded tropical nights on every day of the month (Read more...)
In August 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.7% (Read more...)
In 2025, food donations in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 31.5% compared with 2024, reaching 949.0 tonnes (Read more...)
In August 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 625 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In 2025, 69.8% of the resident population consulted a general practitioner or family doctor in the 12 months prior to the interview (Read more...)
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In the 1st half of 2025
Banana sales declined by 9.2% year-on-year
According to data provided by the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development (DRA), a total of 9 800.9 tonnes of bananas were sold in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) during the 1st half of 2025, representing a decrease of 990.7 tonnes compared with the same period of the previous year (-9.2%). Of this total, 79.9% was dispatched (compared with 81.8% in the 1st half of 2024), with the Mainland being the main destination.
When compared to the same period in 2024, all classes recorded decreases. Sales of extra class bananas fell by 8.1%, class I by 16.3%, and class II by 5.1%.
It is worth noting that in the reference period, extra class bananas accounted for 80.5% of total bananas sold, up from 79.6% in the same period of the previous year, corresponding to an increase of 0.9 percentage points in their share.
June recorded the highest volume of banana sales in the 1st half of 2025 (1 946.1 tonnes), with January and June being the only months to register year-on-year increases (+5.7% and +1.9%, respectively). In contrast, April saw the sharpest decline in the sale of this agricultural product, with a 20.6% decrease compared to the same month of 2024.

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