Análisis económico de las exportaciones del sector bananero ecuatoriano en el periodo 2015-2020.

Abstract

Agricultural production is the primary base within the trajectory that Ecuador has had with respect to agricultural activity, with greater emphasis on the export of bananas, which ranks second in the sources of foreign currency income for the country destined for the state heritage. The banana has allowed our country to obtain great benefits such as the increase in wage relations, expansion of the agricultural frontier, favoring membership for the productivity of the fruit through work and agreements, mainly for those Ecuadorian cities where the activity is prioritized banana industry such as Machala, Santo Domingo and Quevedo. This case analysis seeks to determine the progress that the exports of the Ecuadorian banana sector have had in the period 2015-2020, by gathering information from reliable sources to determine its importance in the country's economy. In addition, it is intended to determine the outstanding banana exporting brands that are recognized worldwide, the main importers of Ecuadorian bananas and the impact both in the economic and social spheres that it has generated in the study period. Through reliable sources such as the Central Bank of Ecuador and the Public Agricultural Information System of Ecuador, it was possible to obtain statistical data that influenced the evolution of the banana export sector, obtaining accurate information to comply with the object of study. The exports made during the 2015-2020 period have contributed positively to the country's economy, however, within the agricultural participation in 2020 in relation to bananas, it was reduced due to various restrictions due to the origin of the COVID pandemic -19. In addition, in the same year there was a reduction in banana exports to China, due to the fact that this country closed its routes with the aim of preventing the spread of the virus from increasing for its inhabitants. Ecuador as a consequence kept large quantities of banana containers in Ecuadorian ports and plantations. Thus, among the best alternatives to maintain the leadership of banana exports, is to encourage national producers to gradually increase their production, in order to supply more of the population and be able to cover the needs of the different creditor countries of the product.