Results reflect increased diversification and strong performance of key product lines
Exports of Ecuadorean tropical fruits reached US$179.9mn between January and August of this year, an increase of 40 per cent on the year-earlier period, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador.
The growth was driven by products such as dragon fruit, pineapple and passion fruit. The US was the top destination, followed by the European Union and Canada.
As reported by KCH, pineapple exports grew 27 per cent to US$52mn, shipments of orange passion fruit were up 67 per cent to US$7mn, purple passion fruit exports grew 20 per cent to US$6.9mn, tamarillo exports increased by 43 per cent to US$7mn.
Other strong performers included Lulo, which saw shipments surge by 367 per cent to US$2.7mn; cranberries, up 186 per cent to US$2mn and mangosteen, which grew from zero to US$423,000.
Avocado, meanwhile, registered moderate growth of 9 per cent, with exports increasing from US$3.1mn to US$3.4mn.
Finally, exports of cherimoya, soursop, and other custard apples grew 34 per cent to US$908,000, mainly as a result of higher soursop shipments.
Ecuador continues to open new markets for its fruit. This year, the country carried out its first shipments of avocados to Argentina and Costa Rica; blueberries to the UAE; soursop to Colombia; blackberries to Argentina; strawberries to Costa Rica, mandarins to the US, and dragon fruit to Argentina, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. Additionally, Ecuador exported mangosteens to the EU, Canada, and the UK for the first time in 2025.
“These achievements reflect the results of the market diversification policy and the collaborative work between the public and private sectors to strengthen competitiveness and position the quality of Ecuadorean products in new destinations,” KCH said.
