Title: Where are Bananas Grown in Costa Rica? - Tico Travel
Headings: Where are Bananas Grown in Costa Rica?
Where are Bananas Grown in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica Banana Growing Regions
What Makes Costa Rica Bananas So Special?
History of Banana Plantations in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Largest Banana Producers
Costa Rica’s Banana Varieties
Cavendish
Gran Enano
Criollo
Grand Nain
Bonus: Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
Directions

Content: Keith Minor later founded the Boston Fruit Company in 1890, which will eventually become Chiquita Bananas. The company will hold monopoly over the banana industry in Costa Rica until companies like Del Monte and Dole came into the scene in the 1950’s. At one point during the 1930’s, the future of the banana industry was in jeopardy, when worker unrest pretty much shut the banana production down for a significant amount of time. When a compromise was met, however, and the average worker’s salaries have been increased, the banana plantations went back into production, and continued to expand into the export behemoth we now know today. Costa Rica Largest Banana Producers
Costa Rica plays hosts to a large number of banana producers. Three of the biggest ones are Dole, Del Monte and Chiquita. Coincidentally, these companies are also the world’s largest banana suppliers. Despite having a monopoly on banana production in the early 20th century, Chiquita has long since lost its lead in banana production, with Dole and Del Monte taking the lead. Dole is responsible for exporting 36% of Costa Rica’s bananas, while Del Monte is responsible for about 33%. Although Del Monte lags behind on banana production to Dole, Del Monte’s overall production, which includes a huge variety of fruits aside from bananas, like pineapples and melons, the company handles more than 10% of the country’s total export value.