The value of Peruvian banana exports between January and October 2016 reached 128.8 million dollars, an increase of 7% over the same period of 2015 and is a record, being the highest figure registered in the mentioned period during the last five years, according to data of the Association of Exporters (ADEX). As pointed out by the Association, the growing demand for the main markets of the Peruvian banana and the increase of cultivated hectares in the north explains this significant increase.