WA_FV405                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAR 19 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                        MAR 10   MAR 03   MAR 11  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAR 16   MAR 09   MAR 17  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   MAR 16 2019  MAR 17 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
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  IMPORT                                                                                        
    BRAZIL                            -        1        -            3            1           12
    COLOMBIA                        200       14     1104         7562         9361        56778
    COSTA RICA                     1269      211     3526        24030        40130       170536
    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                -        -      127          212          198         1300
    ECUADOR                        3343     3018     3164        37612        36816       139924
    EL SALVADOR                       -        -        -            -            -           43
    GRENADA                           -        -        -            -            -            3
    GUATEMALA                      5443     3382     6494        57627        57872       305072
    HONDURAS                       1083      769     2765        22268        21560       116368
    MEXICO                         1182     1340      817        28423        41193        74837
    NICARAGUA                         -        -       33           69          702         2486
    PERU                            173      148      280         3238         4442        18260
    PANAMA                           33       24        -          118            5           68
    VENEZUELA                         -        -        -            -            -            8
  IMPORT TOTAL                    12725     8906    18310       181162       212281       885694
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                   12725     8906    18310       181162       212281       885694