WA_FV405                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  NOV 14 2017               BANANAS                                        
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
                           (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 10,000 LBS)                           
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        NOV 05   OCT 29   NOV 06  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           NOV 11   NOV 04   NOV 12  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2017     2017     2016   NOV 11 2017  NOV 12 2016  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
BANANAS                                                                                         
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    BRAZIL                            -        -        -            5            4            5
    COLOMBIA                        848      988     2014        49310        52805        72033
    COSTA RICA                     2179     2474     4324       193600       166479       189189
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                -        4       78          824          634          726
    ECUADOR                        1296     1079     1764        91471       120071       133181
    EL SALVADOR                       -        -        -            9            9            9
    GRENADA                           -        -        -            1            3            3
    GUATEMALA                     24725     6378     5509       339195       275050       312108
    HONDURAS                       1956     2346     2942       100267       106376       123460
    MEXICO                         1667     1497      561        16720        12864        61383
    NICARAGUA                        20       16      149         2206         7642         8709
    PERU                            113      108      141         7919        11912        13491
    PHILIPPINES                       -        -        -            -           41           41
    PANAMA                            -        -        -           44           23           23
  IMPORT TOTAL                    32804    14891    17482       801571       753914       914361
                                                                                                

BANANAS - ORGANIC                                                                               
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -            -          381          381
    GUATEMALA                         -        -        -            -            5            5
    PERU                              -        -        -            -          226          226
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            -          613          613
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                   32804    14891    17482       801571       754527       914974