date:Sep 25, 2012
nt of world output, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The Latin American countrys harvest was the worlds fourth largest, after India, China and the Philippines.
Fyffes distributes 51million cases of bananas annually, about one-third of leader Dole Foods 154million cases, according to a Sept.3 presentation on the companys website. A case weighs 40pounds and holds about 100 bananas.
Fyffes started in 1888 and gets most of its bananas under long-term contracts wit