Bananas

Bananas are becoming the major export earner in Nicaragua. Bananas were introduced to Nicaragua early in the colonial period. Initially, until a market for them appeared in the United States in the 1860’s, bananas, like other fruit, were destined mostly for local consumption.  Most banana production is in the Pacific lowlands, in a region extending north from Lago de Managua to the Golfo de Fonseca. In 1989, banana production amounted to 132,000 tons.