In the 1^st quarter of 2026 Banana commercialisation decreased by 25.0% in year-on-year terms

According to data provided by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development (DRA), in the first three months of 2026, 3 295.0 tonnes of bananas were commercialised in the ARM, down by 1 098.6 tonnes over the same period of the previous year (-25.0%). This decrease is mainly attributable to unfavourable weather conditions during the reference period, which affected the productive potential of the crop.

Of that total, 72.8% was dispatched (78.6% in the 1^st quarter of 2025), with the mainland as the main destination.

Compared to the same period of 2025, class II bananas increased by 26.5%, whilst Extra and class I presented decreases of 28.2% and 24.4%, respectively.

It should be noted that, in the reference quarter, Extra class banana accounted for 78.0% of total banana commercialised, compared with 81.4% in the same period of the previous year, equivalent to a decrease in the respective share of 3.4 percentage points.

In March, the highest volume of banana commercialisation of the 1^st quarter of 2026 was recorded (1 248.1 tonnes), also being the month with the smallest year-on-year decrease (-3.5%). February was the month with the lowest commercialisation volume of this agricultural product (911.2 tonnes), with a decrease of 33.9% compared to the same month of 2025.

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