The European Union will assist Banana growers from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific with $259 million.
These resources are intended to make the sector more competitive.
Such initiative is in response to an agreement struck in December 2009 between the EU and other banana exporters, mostly Latin Americans, which sought to reduce the preferential treatment given to ACP countries.
The EU withdrew quality requirements for several fruits and vegetables, while Canada is reporting a decrease in production.
Quality requirements for 26 fruits and vegetables where removed by the European Union, but they were maintained for 10 products, the most sensible for the region, although they will enjoy more permissiveness.
Regarding Canada, "the official statistics authority of the Canadian government expects a drop in fruits and vegetables crops, as a result of less area planted", published Prensalibre.cr. "In spring 2009 there were 528 thousand acres planted with fruits and vegetables, 3% less than the same period of 2008."
During the seventh round of negotiations, the European Union required opening the markets of professional, postal, courier and transport services.
The requirement of the opening the service sectors by the European Union was not accompanied by changes in its offer for the points of greatest interest to Central America such as bananas, sugar, rum, products with high sugar content and meat.