Banana news archive – Page 111
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ArticlePhilippines banana growers sweating
A dry spell in the Philippines has banana growers worried that much of this year’s yield won’t be suitable for export
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ArticleEcuador issues positive forecast
The world’s largest banana exporter is looking forward to another bumper supply year on the global market
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ArticleA convenient way of life
Fresh produce companies are targeting the convenience sector with gusto and considerable successes are being achieved. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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Across the pond - plenty of food for thought in Florida
I have often heard it said that UK multiples have little to learn from their US counterparts when it comes to retailing fresh
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ArticleEC ‘rules out’ further banana aid
EC 'will not' provide further financial aid to Canary Islands’ growers to compensate for lowering of banana tariff, say reports
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ArticleBananas could inhibit HIV transmission
US researchers have discovered that bananas have the power to stop the transmission of HIV.
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Chiquita announces biodiversity deal
Banana multi-national Chiquita and Costa Rican banana industry body Corbana have announced an expanded partnership for the San San Pond Sak biodiversity project in the border region of Panama and Costa Rica.
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ArticleBanana link to HIV prevention
US researchers have discovered that banana lectins have the capacity to stop the transmission of HIV
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South African ag reforms unsuccessful
The South African Rural Development and Land Affairs minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced that at least nine out of 10 black farmers given land through the South Africa government’s land redistribution programme have failed.
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ArticleTV doctor praises Spanish berries
The Seasonal Berries campaign backed Spanish strawberries at a press event in London last week, where TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen told consumer journalists about the health benefits of eating berries before the group sampled berry recipes at tapas restaurant Iberica.
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ArticleCanaries growers stage banana protest
Banana producers from Canary Islands will hand out 20 tonnes of bananas in Madrid to protest against EU banana trade deals
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ArticleChiquita eyes Ethiopian banana potential
Representatives from the group have visited growers in Abraminch, one of the country's major fresh fruit production areas
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New banana trade deal rumoured
Colombian and Peruvian banana exporters could receive a lower entry tariff from the EU, after reportedly signing a new trade deal.
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ArticleUGPBAN reveals Guadeloupe losses
UGPBAN expects a loss of some 20,000 tonnes of bananas due to fallen ash produced by the eruption on Montserrat
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ArticleBanana boom bubbling in Vietnam
The country's producers are increasingly turning to banana production with export demand growing, particularly in China
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ArticleEurope breaks Costa Rican threshold
Europe broke the 50 per cent threshold for Costa Rica’s banana intake for the first time in history, according to preliminary figures based on documents approved by Costa Rica’s Customs Office.
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ArticleUGPBAN strengthens French presence
The French West Indian banana group has taken over a facility in Tours, allowing it to consolidate its position in France
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Dole urges Fruity Friday push
Dole Fresh UK is urging companies in the fruit sector to go Fruity Friday and raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
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ArticleEC ‘confirms’ banana trade deal
Colombian and Peruvian banana exporters could receive lower entry tariff from EU, after reportedly signing new trade deal
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ArticleTough banana market adds to climatic intervention
The last three months represented a typically intriguing time in the banana market, with weather issues - including the earthquake in Haiti - adding to a number of other global market factors that caused difficulties for the ever-challenging market. Alex Lawson reports