The rebound reverses the average decline of 6.3% seen in the second quarter and shows a surplus of 25.19% in annual comparison to the 16,437 tons exported in July 2025. The market dynamics stem from the consolidation of the capacities of the Haut Penja Plantation, leader in the sector with 13,577 tons shipped (+33%), and the rise of the Mondoni Banana Development Company, whose deliveries soared to 3,313 tons (+96.6%), benefiting from the land expansion operated in October 2025 through the acquisition of Boh Plantations Plc's farms. On its part, the public operator Cameroon Development Corporation signed its second-best annual score with 3,687 tons transported (+7.09%).

The rebound in export volumes consolidates the financial returns of the public treasury. The 2025 financial year had already accounted for a budget of 67.7 billion FCFA in banana exports, representing an overall increase of 84.7% over one year. The European Union markets absorb the bulk of the tons from the agricultural basins of the Littoral and South-West regions, confirming the driving role of agro-industry in the trade balance.

The expansion of cultivated areas by private groups secures the supply chain of port terminals. The progressive improvement in the level of exploitation of public plantations in the South-West region gives regional actors a margin of action. The integration of modern conditioning standards increases the competitiveness of Cameroonian fruit compared to producers in Latin America.

Vulnerability to logistical shocks and tariff variations on the European continent requires rapid diversification of commercial outlets. The securing of maritime transport axes and the increase in yields per hectare will determine the stability of agro-industry revenues. The sustainable expansion of the sector will depend on the maintenance of the logistical infrastructure of the port of Douala.


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