Friday August 29th, 2025

Brazilian banana exports recorded a robust performance in the first six months of 2025, driven by market expansion and the initiatives of Frutas do Brasil, the internationalization project of the Brazilian Association of Fruit and Derivatives Producers and Exporters (Abrafrutas), in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil).

Data from Abrafrutas show that Brazil exported over 45,000 tons of bananas during this period, generating approximately $16 million in revenue. The state of Santa Catarina was the leading contributor, accounting for 26,300 tons — more than half of total exports.

This growth is attributed to an expansion of cultivated area, which has increased to 28,400 hectares, which now spans 28,400 hectares, coupled with strong yields from the state’s primary varieties. Caturra (also known as Nanica or Dwarf Cavendish) production is expected to rise by 18%, while Prata output should grow by 15.2%. 

The top export markets were Argentina, Uruguay, and the Netherlands, which together imported 38,000 tons of Brazilian bananas.

About Frutas do Brasil

Abrafrutas (the Brazilian Association of Fruit and Derivative Producers and Exporters), in partnership with ApexBrasil (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), develops this project to support Brazilian exporters in their quest to expand their businesses, open new markets, build recognition and differentiation for Brazilian fruits, and promote the healthy habit of consuming flavorful, high-quality fruit.

About Abrafrutas

The Brazilian Association of Fruit and Derivative Producers and Exporters (Abrafrutas) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to represent and promote the Brazilian fruit farming sector on the international market. Founded in 2014, Abrafrutas has approximately 70 growers and/or exporters members and accounts for roughly 85% of the total volume of fresh fruit exported by Brazil.

About ApexBrasil   

The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) promotes Brazilian products and services abroad and attracts foreign investments to strategic industries of the Brazilian economy. To reach its goals, ApexBrasil carries out diversified trade promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, and visits by foreign buyers and influencers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, among other business platforms that are also focused on strengthening “Brazil” as a brand. The agency also acts in a coordinated manner with public and private actors to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, focusing on strategic sectors for the development of the competitiveness of Brazilian companies and the country.