Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (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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