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Chiquita boss backs container model >
Chiquita boss backs container model
by Mike Knowles 20 February 2019 Bananas
New service from Central America will boost quality and efficiency, says group…
USDA unveils export programme >
USDA unveils export programme
by Carl Collen 4 December 2018
In a bid to increase US opportunities, a series of trade missions have been…
"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…

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