Agriculture
The agriculture sector in Panama contributes eight percent of
the GDP and employs an estimated 18.4 percent of labor, as stated in the GDP/Employment
by Sector of Origin table. The primary food crops produced are bananas, cocoa
beans, coconuts, coffee, maize, potatoes, rice, soybeans and sugar cane. The
primary meat products are beef and veal, chicken and pork. The largest (in value
terms) agricultural exports in 1998 were bananas, fish, raw sugar, coffee, cantaloupes
and melon. The total value of agricultural exports in 1998 was $409.3 million,
while the total value of agricultural imports in 1998 was $397.7 million.
Panama
Key Sectors
Agriculture/Food: Production of Primary Crops
(Metric Tons)
|
Product |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
BANANAS |
838,266 |
800,000 |
650,000 |
750,000 |
838,266 |
|
BARLEY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
COCOA BEANS |
791 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
COCONUTS |
17,384 |
17,400 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
17,000 |
|
COFFEE, GREEN |
10,478 |
9,893 |
10,741 |
11,335 |
14,666 |
|
MAIZE |
106,664 |
65,191 |
88,555 |
80,263 |
70,296 |
|
POTATOES |
17,951 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
|
RICE, PADDY |
189,747 |
153,480 |
232,370 |
224,338 |
355,777 |
|
SOYBEANS |
110 |
110 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
SUGAR BEETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SUGAR CANE |
1,589,670 |
1,735,363 |
1,965,378 |
1,773,873 |
2,000,000 |
|
WHEAT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL PRODUCTION |
2,771,061 |
2,798,437 |
2,981,144 |
2,873,909 |
3,313,105 |
|
GROWTH RATE (%) |
- |
1.0% |
6.5% |
-3.6% |
15.3% |
|
Sources: |
UN Food and Agricultural Organization |
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