Banana news archive – Page 177
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Science takes on mango fruit fly.
A Brazilian scientist claims he can rid South America of the rampant fruit fly. His new technique will sterilise the pest.
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Banana solution in last minute hitch
The crunch banana trade agreement between the US and EU is under serious threat. Both economies have failed to agree on a waiver to protect the Eurozone from a legal challenge.
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Food for the future
The Government is asking UK consumers what they think of potential future foods, through an on-line consultation site launched today.
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Graham Norton + bananas = Crisis
Comedian Graham Norton helped distribute bananas to flagging runners at this year's Crisis charity run held in London last month.
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Bananas celebrate 15 years at Wimbledon
The Banana Group once again promotes the banana during the Wimbledon tournament, a decade and a half since Boris Becker first brought the fruit onto Centre Court.
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US lifts banana sanctions
The US has finally lifted $191.4 million of sanctions against the EU, following the moves towards a final resolution of the long-running banana trade war.
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It's all yellow
Fyffes Bananas gives support to Think Yellow month, which featured charity events for UK hospices.
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Bananas to go live with website
The Banana Group is ready to launch its website, which will feature educational and fun information about the banana.
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Organics boost Mexican export expansion
Organic farming in Mexico is still small-scale nonetheless it is proving to be an important generator of foreign exchange earnings.
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Fyffes's fun on the fairway
Leading UK banana supplier Fyffes teamed up on the fairway with soap-opera stars in aid of charity last month.
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Banana regime clarification
The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.
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Retailers prove fair game
Fairtrade is approaching more UK retail chains with its latest brand of bananas following successful sales in other national stores.
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JP notches up QA first
A QA manager from JP Fruit Distributors has been awarded the UK's first Fresh Produce Quality Assurance Certificate.
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New regime "unjust"
The latest proposal for reform of the EU's banana import regime which met with US approval has been slated as unjust by Costa Rican workers.
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Chiquita claims disputed
A UK fair-trade banana organisation is challenging Chiquita's Better-Banana claims.
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Ecuador rejects banana deal
The worldÕs largest banana exporter has reportedly rejected last weekÕs agreement between the US and EU over the EU banana import regime.
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Metric martyr contemplates appeal against court findings
Sunderland greengrocer Steven Thoburn is given three weeks appeal against the guilty verdict that was returned after he sold bananas in imperial rather than metric measurements.
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Cash injection for Belize bananas
The EU and the government of Belize have signed a financing agreement to fund a quality improvement project for the banana industry
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Multifruit to handle Guapa in Europe
Multifruit Import of Rotterdam has obtained exclusive rights to use the banana label Guapa, used on bananas from sources in Ecuador.