Wait a moment! That wording is ambiguous. It can mean

1. the largest producer in Europe

or

2. the largest producer to Europe

I would have guessed most bananas consumed in Europe are imported from Asia.

Dilbert,
Most bananas consumed in europe are from central and south america (mostly colombia/costa rica/dominican rep)
Simon

Answer number 1 is most likely correct. I have certainly never seen icelandic bananas in the stores. Anyway, hope iceland treats their plantation-workers a little better than some big producers in the americas.

Europe hardly imports any bananas from Asia, most bananas come from central and south America.

While in Norway a few years ago, we saw some nice banana plants growing inside the Bergen Botanical Gardens greenhouse. Unfortunately it was closed that day; I would have loved to talk to the caretakers. Paul.

Flatwoods, so you've been to Bergen! Hope you liked the city, in spite of high prices and rain!

Those bananas growing in that greenhouse are actually musa sikkimensis. They came from india a very long time ago as pups, and still produce pups and fruit continuosuly. I have tasted the bananas too, they are as they say sweet but full of hard seeds.
If you ever come back to Bergen, give me a call. I know the caretakers, and they'll be happy to take you behind the scenes.

Erlend

"Europe hardly imports any bananas from Asia, most bananas come from central and south America"

I wonder why. I expect transportation costs to be cheaper from India and southern China.

Dilbert;
I suspect part of the reason are global companies such as Chiquita and Dole, having most of the worlds market and most of their farms in these areas. I have heard from somewhere that southeast asia is plagued with various diseases too. But someone else might know more about this than me.

Erlend