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ecuador Ecuador is the worldâs leading banana exporter. It sends its fruit from banana farms to the U.S., Europe, Japan, Chile and Argentina. The banana industry in North America sources its bananas from tropical regions. Chiquita owns farms in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama. Most of the bananas you buy are grown within 20 degrees on either side of the equator.
Ecuador produced both arabica and robusta varieties, with over half of the plantings in the hilly areas of Manab Province; most of the remaining plantings were found in the western foothills of the Andes south of Guayaquil. In 1987 over 380,000 hectares were devoted to coffee, and 373,000 tons were produced.otton and hemp were the principal fiber crops. The government carried out a program in the 1980s to increase both the quality and quantity of cotton produced. Output increased, and by 1986 Ecuador was nearly self-sufficient in cotton.