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Totally Barbados Agriculture Statistics provide an array of information on the agricultural sector in Barbados.
Sugar |
Contribution to GDP | $14.8 million |
Tonnes of sugar produced | 34.4 thousand tonnes |
Exports | 32.9 thousand tonnes to European Market |
Export Earnings | Due to the appreciating euro, export prices increased. Therefore export earnings increased even though sugar exports were lower than the previous year. |
Foreign exchange earnings | $44.9 million |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Note: All monetary figures in Barbados $
Non-Sugar Agriculture (Vegetables, Root Crops, Livestock and Fisheries) |
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Total contribution to GDP | $31.8 million |
Vegetables | |
Area under vegetable production | 423.8 crop hectares |
Total vegetable production | 6,254,000 kgs |
Total vegetable imports | 2,231,197 kgs |
Note: Adverse weather conditions lead to a lower output of vegetables which meant higher vegetable imports. |
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Fisheries |
Fisheries output | 2,133.2 tonnes landed
*note that this is the lowest recorded fish catch in the last decade |
Flying Fish Landings | 1,185.6 tonnes |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Note: All monetary figures in Barbados $.
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