Fyffes Bananas - Where Do They Come From?
Bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruits and with people becoming ever more aware of the need to eat healthily and to take regular exercise, the benefits to be derived from eating bananas are becoming increasingly significant.
As demand for bananas in Europe has increased, supplies have been sought from countries throughout the Tropics. Traditional sources in the Caribbean have been joined by countries in Central America. Today, Fyffes works with growers in a number of countries including the Windward Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Honduras, Cameroon, Brazil and Peru.
Fyffes owns or leases 6,000 hectares of land in Central and South America, but the majority of our fruit is sourced under long term supply contracts, with purchase prices and charter rates agreed annually.