The Cameroon Banana Association (Assobacam) recently published data on the country's banana exports. The data shows that the country exported 24,643 tonnes in December 2022, compared to 20,631 in the same period in 2021, i.e. an increase of 16.2% year-on-year.

This upward performance is driven by three of the country's main producers. Indeed, the market leader, Plantations du Haut Penja (PHP), a local subsidiary of the Compagnie fruitière de Marseille, reported an increase in exports in December 2022. The company exported a total of 19,572 tonnes compared to 17,677 tonnes in December 2021, an increase of 1,895 tonnes between the two periods.

Meanwhile, Boh Plantations (BPL), the smallest player in the market, sold 1,788 tonnes of bananas in December 2022, compared to 1,577 tonnes a year earlier. This represents an increase of 211 tonnes between the two periods. Similar to these previous operators, the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a state-owned company based in the South-West region of the country, reported a positive performance. The company exported 3,103 tonnes of bananas in December 2022, up from 1,377 tonnes in December 2021, an increase of 1,726 tonnes between the two periods.

The CDC is performing better as it prepares to resume operations at two sites (Ombe and Pungo) previously burnt down by enemies of the State and which had not been operational for almost five years. CDC could further increase its exports when these two sites will go operational again.

Source: Business in Cameroon