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Banana trade 'losing fight against TR4'>
Banana trade 'losing fight against TR4'
by Mike Knowles 10 August 2018 Bananas
Leading authority on fungal disease threatening to wipe out Cavendish bananas…
NFT signs major import contract at Tilbury >
NFT signs major import contract at Tilbury
by Fred Searle 7 August 2018 Bananas and Pineapples
Chilled distributor in four-way collaboration to import 5,000 pallets of…
Fyffes recognised for Fairtrade dedication >
Fyffes recognised for Fairtrade dedication
by Carl Collen 19 June 2018 Bananas
Group receives CLAC award for commitment to Fairtrade practices in the banana…
Asian expansion propels global pineapple market >
Asian expansion propels global pineapple market
by Fred Searle 4 May 2018 Pineapples
Pineapple sales grow moderately over past nine years with Asia and Latin…
"Super ships" causing banana backlog >
"Super ships" causing banana backlog
by Ed Leahy 11 April 2018 Bananas
Banana prices remain high thanks to flooding in Central America and fresh…
Green life of bananas 'set to double'>
Green life of bananas 'set to double'
by Mike Knowles 28 March 2018 Bananas
New technology which recently underwent trials in Costa Rica apparently stalls…
Pineapples fastest growing fruit, says Tesco >
Pineapples fastest growing fruit, says Tesco
by Ed Leahy 26 March 2018 Pineapples
Tesco buyer Morgan Jaquemet said the tropical fruit could soon rival the…
It’s Fresh! hones in on banana sector >
It’s Fresh! hones in on banana sector
by Maura Maxwell 1 March 2018 Bananas
Research shows the technology doubles the green life of bananas and helps…
Costa Rica's banana challenge >
Subscribers onlyCosta Rica's banana challenge
by Michael Barker 28 November 2017 Bananas
With Costa Rica facing challenges from the weather, changing market conditions…
Costa Rica pins hopes on China's pineapple intake >
Costa Rica pins hopes on China's pineapple intake
by Nina Pullman 22 November 2017 Melons and Pineapples
Pineapple suppliers in Costa Rica have increased production in anticipation of…

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  Ed Griffiths, consumer insights director at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the growing opportunities in the organic market
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  As the deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU gets ever closer, Hayley Campbell-Gibbons analyses the fresh produce trade between the two sides and addresses the key questions facing the industry
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