Impacto Causado en las Exportaciones del Sector Bananero en la Provincia de El Oro, Año 2021

Abstract

Ecuador's economy is based on exports of primary products, being the export of bananasa profitable economic activity for the province of El Oro. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, export transit and productive activity were affected. The general objective of this analysis was to examine the impact caused on the exports of the banana sector in the province of El Oro in 2021. This report is descriptive with a non-probabilistic sample for convenience based on information from the banana certifier Trust Control International and through the interview of several experts in the area of export, production and application of certified measures for bananas. The main results were the change in the price of banana boxes to $6.25 and exports stood at 20,227 million, 8% lower than in 2019. They were proposed as a strategy: to boost investments in technological advances, increase more agreements and strengthen supply chains. Concluding that the banana sector in the province of El Oro was affected by the Covid- 19 pandemic.