PH banana exports 2025: 2.93M tonnes · US$1.68B · World's #2 exporter — PSA/DA data, as of Feb 2026
2025: 2.93M t · US$1.68B · World #2
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The Philippine national pavilion returns to Asia's premier fresh-produce trade show, with bananas first among the country's 15 priority export crops. The Council represents the industry at the Department of Agriculture's pavilion at AsiaWorld-Expo.
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More than 400 growers, exporters, processors, and traders gathered to assess the state of the sector, with sessions on market expansion in Japan, China, and the Middle East, precision agriculture, disease-resilient varieties, and agri-entrepreneurship.
Five hundred banana farmers and industry stakeholders convened for sessions on policy and regulation, financing access, chemical-use protocols for the Japanese and Korean markets, and export opportunities in Korea and China.
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Exports surged 26% to 2.93 million tonnes in 2025, worth US$1.68 billion — more than half of all Philippine fruit and vegetable exports.
The Department of Agriculture brings the country's top export crops — bananas first among them — to Hong Kong on September 2–4, 2026.
The Council supports landmark legislation to fund grower assistance and establish a dedicated Banana Research Center.
“Many thought the banana industry was in decline. This is proof of concept: when interventions are done right, we can reverse the trend.”
Duties on Philippine bananas fall six points a year, reaching zero in 2028 — projected to save exporters US$189 million over five years.