WA_FV405                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAY 21 2019               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                        MAY 12   MAY 05   MAY 13  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAY 18   MAY 11   MAY 19  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   MAY 18 2019  MAY 19 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
BANANAS                                                                                         
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    BRAZIL                            -        1        -            6            3           12
    COLOMBIA                         94     1084     1158        13536        18934        59771
    COSTA RICA                     2019     2011     4246        46462        69505       176753
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                -        -       86          224          352         1301
    ECUADOR                        3060     3240     1869        63637        52386       140914
    EL SALVADOR                       -        -        -            -            -           43
    GRENADA                           -        -        -            1            1            3
    GUATEMALA                      4046     3412     5958       100540       113399       308497
    HONDURAS                       1655     1361     2505        38827        44329       117528
    MEXICO                          689      661     1453        35207        53708        74837
    NICARAGUA                         -        8       57          198         1040         2536
    PERU                            258      260       85         5350         6157        18349
    PANAMA                            -        4        -          400            5          164
    VENEZUELA                         -        -        -            -            8            8
  IMPORT TOTAL                    11820    12041    17416       304388       359828       900716
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                   11820    12041    17416       304388       359828       900716