Banana news archive – Page 119
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ArticleScottish waste 1bn 5 A DAY portions
Scotland throws away 1 billion portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a year that could count towards the nation’s 5 A DAY.
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ArticleFilipino banana case picks up pace
A motion has been made in Australia's Federal Parliament against imports of bananas from the Philippines
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ArticleDavid Read dies, aged 72
David Read OBE, former JP Fruit Distributors Ltd chief executive, has died at the age of 72.
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ArticleEcuador hosts banana congress
Ecuador is to host a major event with the goal of giving an extensive insight into the country’s banana industry this month.ProBanano Fair 2009, the second such event, will take place in Machala in the south west of the country on September 24-26 at the city’s Oro Verde hotel.
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ArticleDominican Republic faces banana threat
An outbreak of yellow sigatoka disease has hit parts of banana plantations in the northwest of the country
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Banana farmers reject Fairtrade
Banana farmers in Dominica are turning their backs on Fairtrade in huge numbers, according to Mitchell Roberts, chairman of the National Fairtrade Organisation of Dominica.
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ArticleCosta Rican research recognised
The research director of the Costa Rican banana producers’ association, Corbana, Dr Jorge Sandoval Fernández, has been appointed president of Musalac, the Plantain and Banana Research and Development Network for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Tight market creates Fyffes success
Fyffes has increased its profit forecast for the second time in three months after seeing a positive rise in its profits over the summer.
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ArticleAvocado advances
Avocado consumption in the UK has soared since the fruit was introduced to supermarkets in the 1960s, but Britain still holds a great opportunity for avocado-producing countries to up their sales. Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to the main players about the season and about taking up the UK challenge
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ArticleBanana sector enjoys positive summer spree
Summer has found the banana category in a buoyant mood as the industry, poised to suffer its annual summer sales slow down, enjoyed good prices, favourable weather conditions and some interesting prospects. Alex Lawson reports
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ArticleCorbana scientist to lead research group
The Costa Rican Banana Producers Association’s chief scientist will preside over Latin America and the Caribbean’s banana research network for a period of two years
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ArticlePortsmouth receives record banana job
Portsmouth Port saw its biggest-ever delivery of bananas earlier this month, with the council-owned shipping company MMD reporting 15,000 pallets.
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ArticleMaharashtra begins banana exports
Maharashtra’s State Agricultural Marketing Board has begun banana exports from a facility in Indapur
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ArticleGujarat moves to mangoes
Farmers in the Indian state of Gujarat are shifting production to mangoes in response to water shortages
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ArticlePost-harvest know-how
Chelmsford-based Writtle College is one of the country’s most famous and well-respected colleges for horticultural science, technology and research. Laura Gould visited the institution’s post-harvest department to find out more about the wealth of opportunities on offer for the unit’s students and researchers alike
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New import controls on Thai, Turkish and Dom Rep lines
New EU import controls for high-risk products, including bananas and mangoes from the Dominican Republic and some vegetables from Thailand, come into force on January 25 next year.
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Dole goes public in $500m move
Dole Food Company Inc has announced that it has filed for registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to offer shares of its common stock publicly to raise up to $500 million (£306.8m) through an initial public offering.
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ArticleJapan grabs Philippine banana supplies
Philippine banana exports are tracking slightly lower than last year, with available supplies shuffled to Japan
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Chiquita plays down supply worries
Banana supplier Chiquita has reported it expects an uninterrupted supply of bananas despite the liquidation of Eastwind, which handled four of its ships.
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ArticlePhilippine banana exports set to climb
Overall value of exports is expected to increase to US$828m this year, according to a newly-released forecast