Banana news archive – Page 132
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ArticleSunshine snack beams on
The pineapple market in the UK is continuing to grow at a rapid pace, suggesting that consumers still need their foodie luxuries even in the midst of an economic slowdown. Laura Gould takes a look at recent developments in the market.
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Makro makes the grade on fresh produce
Makro UK buying manager Fraser Roberts talks to David Shapley about how the cash and carry chain, part of Germany’s Metro Group, has put fresh produce sourcing and distribution at the heart of its plans in the UK.
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Jamaica’s decision evokes sadness
I admit to a degree of sadness reading the article in FPJ last week recording the news that Jamaica Producers has decided to
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ArticleMexican bananas hit by flooding
Banana plantations in Tabasco have been affected by the latest floods to have hit south-eastern Mexico
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ArticleMonkey business for Dole France
The French company is embarking on a major communication drive to mark its partnership with new film Space Chimps
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ArticleCosta Rica-Brazil ink cooperation deal
Corbana has teamed up with Embrapa in Brazil in a bid to boost technical innovation within the banana industry
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ArticleFinal damage assessment in Jamaica
The country's Minister of Agriculture has outlined its plans in the wake of the destruction left by Tropical Storm Gustav in August
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ArticleJP Group to end UK banana exports
The Caribbean country's largest banana exporter will cease production of fruit grown for the UK market following the latest storm to hit the island
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ArticleBananas have no room to bend in price battle
Another quarter, another dose of smelling salts needed for the country’s banana suppliers. And a category that has already been devalued to such a degree in the last few years has nowhere to turn when consumers hit the financial buffers. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleBanana boom in Japan
Banana sales in Japan have leapt upwards, following a steady rise in response to diet claims about the fruit
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On-pack info from the sublime to the ridiculous
I have come to the conclusion this week that the range of information displayed on packaging - beyond the legal requirements
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Africans look to add value to bananas
A major pan-African conference is to be held in Kenya next month, to discuss ways to bring value back into banana and plantain production.
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ArticleJP mulls new Central American base
Jamaica’s leading banana supplier is looking to invest in production in Central America following the devastation at the hands of Hurricane Gustav
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ArticleAPEB: Banana tariff reduction would "wreak havoc"
A meeting has been held by the APEB to discuss the implications of a reduction in the EU's banana tariff for Latin American countries
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ArticleOranges and bananas can reduce leukemia risk
Regularly feeding young children oranges and bananas could halve their risk of developing childhood leukemia, says a new study.
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ArticleChiquita’s banana pricing strategy starts to bear fruit
The marketer said prices on all markets were up on the year-earlier period while volumes remained broadly flat
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ArticleChiquita hails banana price rise
Chiquita Brands International has reported significant year on year increases in banana prices in all markets for July-August 2008 on volumes that were flat overall.
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ArticleAPEB vows to fight EU banana tariff change
Leading ACP and European banana producers are meeting this week in Tenerife to decide how best to continue their fight against any reduction in the present EU import tariff regime
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ArticleUganda fights off BBW
Banana growers in the African country are combating banana bacterial wilt disease