Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 567 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In April 2026, the precipitation generally recorded values below the climatological normal (Read more...)
In April 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again, after having risen in the previous month (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of jobs in the Regional Administration of Madeira decreased to 20 950 (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of debtors in Non-Financial Companies and Households increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In February 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the average gross monthly earnings per worker increased by 3.4% year-on-year, reaching 1 543 euros (Read more...)
In March 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 5.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births increased by 17.4% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, foreign guest arrivals increased 10.2% year-on-year, with the British and German markets surpassing the 80 000 mark (Read more...)
DREM releases the results of the Quarterly Survey on Car Rental Enterprises in the Autonomous Region of Madeira for the first quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 567 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In April 2026, the precipitation generally recorded values below the climatological normal (Read more...)
In April 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again, after having risen in the previous month (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of jobs in the Regional Administration of Madeira decreased to 20 950 (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of debtors in Non-Financial Companies and Households increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In February 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the average gross monthly earnings per worker increased by 3.4% year-on-year, reaching 1 543 euros (Read more...)
In March 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 5.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births increased by 17.4% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, foreign guest arrivals increased 10.2% year-on-year, with the British and German markets surpassing the 80 000 mark (Read more...)
DREM releases the results of the Quarterly Survey on Car Rental Enterprises in the Autonomous Region of Madeira for the first quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
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In the first nine months of 2025
Banana sales decreased by 12.3% year-on-year
According to data provided by the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development (DRA), between January and September 2025, a total of 16 492.1 tonnes of bananas were sold in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM), representing a decrease of 2 321.3 tonnes compared with the same period of the previous year (-12.3%). Of this total, 82.1% was dispatched (84.5% in the same period of 2024), mainly to mainland Portugal.
Compared with the same period in 2024, the extra class and class I registered decreases of 13.6% and 11.6%, respectively, while the lower-grade (class II) bananas recorded an increase of 7.9%.
It should be noted that, during the reference period, the extra class accounted for 81.3% of the total volume of bananas sold, compared with 82.5% in the corresponding period of the previous year, representing a decline of 1.2 percentage points in its share.
During this period, July recorded the highest volume of banana sales (2 507.8 tonnes), while August and September registered the largest year-on-year decreases of the year (-26.5% and -29.1%, respectively). Conversely, July also stood out for showing the most significant increase in banana sales, with a rise of 12.9% compared with the same month of 2024.

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