From Plantation
To Global Markets.
We control every stage of the Cavendish banana export chain — from volcanic Guayas soils to refrigerated containers leaving the Port of Guayaquil. No intermediaries. No variables outside our control.
7 stages.
Zero compromises.
Volcanic soils.
Controlled from seed.
Our plantations occupy the volcanic soils of Guayas Province — Ecuador's banana heartland. Each racimo is tagged at planting with its target harvest week. The 12-week growth cycle is non-negotiable: it guarantees the calibre, firmness and Brix level that international markets demand. We monitor plot by plot, not by averages.
Province
Guayas, Ecuador
Soil type
Volcanic alluvial
Growth cycle
12 weeks
Monitoring
Plot-by-plot
Variety
Cavendish Class 1
Cut at peak.
Verified at the bunch.
Harvesting happens only when the bunch reaches the precise maturity window. Our trained workers assess each racimo in the field — any bunch that doesn't meet the minimum 20 cm calibre or shows defects is excluded before it even reaches the packinghouse. We never recover poor fruit after the fact.
Min. calibre
20 cm
Harvest window
Week 12
Field rejection
At the bunch
Transit method
Aerial cable system
Time to packinghouse
< 4 hours
Hand-selected.
Zero shortcuts.
The fruit arrives at our own packinghouse within hours of harvest. Every hand in our facility is trained to a single standard: consistency. Bunches are dipped in immersion tanks, de-handsed, and individually inspected. Any finger that fails the calibre, colour or surface check is pulled. What goes into the box is what was agreed.
Washing method
Immersion tank
Selection
Manual, finger-by-finger
Min. crown
1.5 cm
Net weight/box
18.14 kg (40 lb)
Boxes/pallet
48 boxes
Your market.
Your specification.
Boxes are configured per destination and buyer specification — pallet layout, label language, weight tolerance and cluster size all vary by market. We produce under our own four brands (FrutiBanana, Don Segu, Naty Bananas, Vale Bananas) or under private label. Every box weight is verified on calibrated scales before sealing.
Own brands
4 active
Private label
Available
Weight tolerance
± 0.2 kg
Box options
Telescopic / auto-lock
Labelling
By market & buyer
14°C.
Unbroken. Always.
The moment a box is sealed it enters cold storage at exactly 14°C (58°F) — the international standard for Cavendish in transit. Our refrigeration infrastructure in Guayaquil maintains this temperature until the container is sealed at the port. Reefer containers are pre-cooled and verified before loading. The cold chain is never broken.
Storage temp.
14°C / 58°F
Humidity
90–95% RH
Container type
Reefer (40' HC)
Pre-cooling
Verified before loading
Transit monitoring
DataLogger per container
South America's gateway.
Full documentation.
The Port of Guayaquil is one of the most active in South America — direct access means shorter port-to-gate transit, lower demurrage risk and faster turnaround. We handle the complete documentation package: phytosanitary certificates issued by AGROCALIDAD, Certificates of Origin, Bills of Lading and all market-specific permits. Nothing delays at the border.
Port
Port of Guayaquil
Phytosanitary
AGROCALIDAD certified
Origin cert.
Republic of Ecuador
Incoterms
FOB / CFR / CIF
Lead time
Confirmed at booking
Ecuador origin.
Global reach.
From Ecuador our containers sail to Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. We have established commercial relationships in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the USA, Iran, the UAE, Turkey, Russia and beyond. Every shipment is tracked end-to-end. Our buyers receive arrival confirmation and quality reports for every container.
Europe
DE · ES · NL · IT
Americas
US · CA · CL
Middle East
IR · AE · SA · TR
Asia
CN · RU · SEA
Report
Arrival quality report
Every box.
Traceable. Verified.
FrutiBanana operates under GlobalG.A.P. standards and AGROCALIDAD phytosanitary certification. Every lot exported carries a full traceability chain — from the farm plot where it was grown to the container number and vessel it sailed on. Our buyers receive complete documentation with every shipment.
Plot traceability
Each box linked to its plantation origin
Phytosanitary clearance
AGROCALIDAD inspection before every export
Cold chain log
DataLogger report for each reefer container
Arrival quality report
Sent to buyer on port delivery
Certified & Recognized
Class Specification
Cavendish · Class 1 · Min. 20 cm
One origin.
4 continents.
4
Continents
12+
Countries
FOB
Terms
100%
Cv. Class 1
— FrutiBanana By The Numbers —
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