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World Production
World Production of banana in
1999 reached 58.4 million metric tons down by 0.2% from a total
production of 58.6 million metric tons in 1998. India was the
top producer with a total volume of 11 million metric tons in
1999 or a share of 19% of the world's total production. The Latin
American countries which include Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, Costa
Rica and Venezuela with a cumulative production of 16.7 million
metric tons had a share of 30% of the world's total. Asian countries
like the Philippines, China, Indonesia and Thailand has a total
production of 21.9 million metric tons contributing 37% to the
world's total production. The Philippines ranks fifth among the
world's major producers of banana.
The average yield of Philippine
banana production in 1999 was 11.0 metric ton per hectare, which
is 26% lower than the world's average yield of 15.0% metric ton
per hectare. The Latin American countries exhibited the highest
average yield with Costa Rica topping the rank with 42.0 metric
ton. India had the highest average yield among the major banana
producers in Asia with 25.0 metric ton per hectare.
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