WA_FV473                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  DEC 11 2018               PLANTAINS                                      
                                                                                                
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                        DEC 02   NOV 25   DEC 03  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           DEC 08   DEC 01   DEC 09  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2018     2018     2017   DEC 08 2018  DEC 09 2017  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
PLANTAINS                                                                                       
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    COLOMBIA                         10       13      310         7357        11269        11576
    COSTA RICA                        -        -       13          115         1564         1589
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                6       11        4          224          121          131
    ECUADOR                         386      466      422        36964        23840        25272
    EL SALVADOR                       -        8        9          548          504          567
    GUATEMALA                       452      536      621        33531        36956        38372
    HONDURAS                          -        5        9          757          149          164
    MEXICO                          115       79       50          720          841         2974
    NICARAGUA                        51       64       59         2187         3293         3463
    PERU                              -        -        -           48           26           55
    PANAMA                            7        -        -          140          527          527
    VENEZUELA                         -        -        -           21           10           10
  IMPORT TOTAL                     1026     1181     1497        82611        79100        84700
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                    1026     1181     1497        82611        79100        84700