BANANA EXPORT RECORD SET.

Costa Rican banana producers set an export record in the first five months of the year, said the National Banana Corp. (Corbana), reports Xinhua News Agency (July 9, 1999). January-May banana exports amounted to 48 million 18-kilogram boxes, up 3.8% from the same period of 1998. Costa Rican banana exports increased at a time of uncertainty after the European Union changed its …