A worker pulls bunches of bananas by horse during harvesting at a farm in Panama
Bananas are becoming harder and more expensive to produce. Photograph: Alberto Lowe/Reuters
Bananas are becoming harder and more expensive to produce. Photograph: Alberto Lowe/Reuters
Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis

Farmers face big drop in production from extreme weather during this year’s super El Niño event

Banana producers in Latin America are calling for better pay to help cope with the impact of the climate crisis, as they face big drops in production resulting from extreme weather during this year’s super El Niño event.