Banana news archive – Page 103
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ArticleRain lashes banana plantations
Costa Rican authorities are assessing damage to banana plantations after recent rainfall.
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ArticleForest fire damages Israeli bananas
Extensive damage to plantations in northern Israel reported in the wake of what was the country's worst ever forest fire
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ArticlePratt's implements new IT system
S H Pratt & Co (Bananas) Ltd has implemented a new IT system to track its vehicles and take cost out of its supply chain.
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ArticlePhilippine guerrillas destroy Dole plantation
Armed rebels destroyed a Dole banana plantation in the southern Philippines worth nearly US$250,000
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ArticleMMD close to profitability
Portsmouth City Council has succeeded in turning around the UK banana importer, which should break even this year
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ArticleBanacol celebrates 30th anniversary
Special stickers are being affixed to bananas to mark the Colombian group's 30th year of exporting the fruit
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Ecuadorian banana production falls
Banana production in Ecuador has fallen severely as a result of cold weather in the South American country.
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ArticleTesco steps back from banana war
Tesco has withdrawn its troops in the long running banana price war by lifting the price of the fruit commodity.
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ArticleDole Fresh UK makes redundancies
One of the UK’s largest fresh produce importers has made three employees redundant, including two directors.
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ArticleFyffes buys back 17m of its own shares
Company says current share price represents "good value" at current level, especially given expected recovery in banana market
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ArticleJFC Group ‘records major loss’
According to reports in Russia, importer suffered a substantial loss in the first nine months the year
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ArticleCold impacts Ecuadorean bananas
Production in El Oro has fallen markedly in the last two months, pushing down prices paid to growers
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ArticleIran banana imports still uncertain
The Philippine banana industry is still unclear on the status of access to Iran, and is continuing to look at other markets
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Local premium at supermarket stores
A new study has revealed significant mark-ups on fruit, vegetables and other products in three major supermarkets' local stores.
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ArticleBanana sales prove immune as retail price war rages
A tough banana market has left the multinationals struggling of late. As the retail price war rages on in the banana category, Alex Lawson takes a look at shopper trends and retail patterns that define one of the hottest debates in fresh produce
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ArticleSpar and Capper & Co ramp up fresh offer
Spar and Capper & Co are helping retailers improve sales and footfall with a revamp of their fresh produce proposition and the launch of a new brand, Market Garden.
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Chiquita settles in 'terrorist payment' case
Chiquita is to pay money to stakeholders in plaintiffs' legal fees and pass a new 'terrorist payment' resolution.
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Cocaine bust at Rungis market
Some 31kg of cocaine have been found hidden among a shipment of bananas at Rungis fresh produce wholesale market in Paris.
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ArticleSt Lucia sees banana industry 'wiped out'
Country's agriculture minister says that the industry could take up to eight months to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Tomas
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Del Monte reports difficult quarter
Fresh Del Monte Produce has reported on a difficult third quarter of 2009, with net income falling to $14.5 million from the $28.6m recorded in the same period last year.