ASPROCAN demand greater protection to the helplessness of the producers.

The complaint was that the sector is experiencing an untenable situation as a result of the reduction of the average of the banana in origin prices.

The Association of organisations of producers of bananas of Canary Islands (ASPROCAN), It denounces the untenable situation in the sector as a result of the reduction of the average of the banana in origin prices.

The Organization recalls that last month already expressed this fact on the occasion of the publication of the balance of the production and marketing of banana in the Canary Islands of 2014.

This report highlighted that, for the second consecutive year, the level of price of Canary Islands banana consumers increased, above the 3% in the 2014, While average banana in home prices had decreased, more than the 2% in the same year.

This situation further improve has been exacerbated in recent weeks, period in which price levels consumers have remained stable in peninsula on 1,70 euros per kg while prices of origin Canary Islands producers have fallen continuously to those same weeks levels of loss for most of the categories of production.

In fact, currently origin price levels do not exceed the 0,60 euros per kg on average for the product as green already on Peninsula by the Canary Islands producers which places the average sales price consumer in about one 200% superior home.

ASPROCAN reiterates that, In addition, these circumstances are exacerbated by negative weather conditions the Canary Islands banana producers have faced this winter, which has led to the concentration of production on these dates.

On the other hand, in the same period, Canary Islands banana producers have made donations to the Spanish Federation of food banks (FESBAL) more than one million kilograms of bananas which have been distributed in more of 30 all Spain food banks, in an action that unlike other food products, you don't have any help.

The existence of a solidarity fund that contribute all banana producers throughout the year and which is coordinated by ASPROCAN, It has made it possible to afford these donations including transport and distribution to all the banks in Canary Islands and Peninsula.