Banana news archive – Page 75
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ArticleIndian banana prices soar
Decreased cultivation area and water supplies have contributed to record prices for the fruit
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ArticleBanaBay and SH Pratt join forces
SH Pratt, which recently made redundant 87 workers, will be BanaBay’s ripening partner for UK-based activities
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ArticleDole links up with Matanuska
A new long-term commercial deal between Dole and Matanuska Africa will see the former take on sales of Matanuska's Mozambique bananas
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ArticleEU to merge fruit and milk schemes
Commission unveils plan for bigger budget and greater effectiveness in delivering benefits to schoolchildren
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ArticleTargban takes on ripening facilities
Group agrees to take over Del Monte Poland's banana ripening facilities in Warsaw
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ArticleDole Philippines seeks new plantations
Dole Philippines wants to plant bananas and pineapples away from typhoon-hit Mindanao, says report
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ArticleSector urged to rally behind Fairtrade
Upcoming banana-focused 'Fortnight' campaign aimed at getting more retailers and suppliers acquainted with movement
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ArticleUniveg buys into Suriname bananas
Company takes 90 per cent share in SBBS following years of investment, securing key source of supply
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ArticleFruttital's produce hub moves to Verona
Company will no longer handle fresh produce at its historic Albenga site, leaving behind only sales and admin staff
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ArticleBanana ban for UK zoo's primates
Staff claim non-wild, high-sugar bananas produced for humans are as bad for primates as eating cake
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ArticleCosta Rica to host International Banana Congress
The event, organised by national banana corporation Corbana, will focus on technical and commercial challenges facing the banana business today
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ArticleSH Pratt announces job losses
Nearly 90 people to lose their jobs at the Luton-based firm, which handles imported bananas and other tropical fruit
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ArticleSirali looks at Malaysian investment
Turkish Group interested in investing in Kedah's banana cultivation, with prospects of doubling production
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ArticleRecord cocaine hauls raise concerns
Latest drug discoveries in bananas sent to Germany and Norway come remarkably close to end of retail supply chain
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ArticlePanama disease warning issued
An entry in the scientific journal Nature has called for concerted action to prevent the spread of the banana-killing disease
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ArticlePeru eyes greater export role
International trade offices to play crucial role in promoting non-traditional exports
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ArticleChinese banana imports rise after Yolanda
Typhoon sees demand and prices for Philippine bananas increase, according to federation of cooperatives
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ArticleCosta Rica banana pests “under control”
Corbana says outbreak of Boisduval scale and mealybugs is being kept in check and exports have not been affected
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ArticleDole gains UK ripening facility
Supplier inks deal for long-term lease of banana ripening facility in North West England