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- "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…
- Panama diversifies with mangoes and papayas>
Panama diversifies with mangoes and papayas
by Michael Barker 23 February 2018 Bananas and Mangoes & Papayas
Fruit Logistica 2018: Minister Eduardo Palacios explains how the Central…
- Huge cocaine stash hidden inside fresh pineapple>
Huge cocaine stash hidden inside fresh pineapple
by Nina Pullman 18 January 2018
A 745kg stash of cocaine was hidden inside yellow cylinders before being…
- Tropicals weather the storms>
Subscribers onlyTropicals weather the storms
by Fred Searle 12 May 2017 Fruit, Exotics, Mangoes & Papayas, Melons and Pineapples
Adverse conditions have created supply shortages and price rises in certain…
- Cocaine valued at £1.5m found in UK banana shipment>
Cocaine valued at £1.5m found in UK banana shipment
by Martyn Fisher 28 April 2016 Bananas
Border Force officers seized 38 kilos of the Class A drug after it was found…
- El Niño set to intensify>
El Niño set to intensify
by Maura Maxwell 6 August 2015 Fruit and Vegetables
Rest of 2015 will bring further heavy rains and flooding in Costa Rica and…
- Panama transhipment boom forecast>
Panama transhipment boom forecast
by Maura Maxwell 21 January 2015 Fruit and Vegetables
Panama Canal expansion project is expected to spark transhipment boom in the…
- Pineapple importer wants us to go topless>
Pineapple importer wants us to go topless
by Mike Knowles 17 February 2014 Pineapples
Major European retailer assessing potential cost saving to be made by removing…
- F&K signs new sourcing contracts>
F&K signs new sourcing contracts
by Gill McShane 12 August 2013 Apples & Pears, Kiwifruit, Grapes, Stonefruit, Melons and Pineapples
Deals have been inked with mainly independent growers in Chile, Costa Rica and…
- Chiquita reconsiders Panama’s Pacific>
Subscribers onlyChiquita reconsiders Panama’s Pacific
by Gill McShane 25 June 2013 Bananas
Company expresses renewed interest in producing bananas in Puerto Armuelles on…
