Banana news archive – Page 76
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ArticleDel Monte opens first French ripening facility
Rooms form part of new centre in Rungis to be used as distribution platform for bananas and other fruit lines
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ArticlePlague threatens CR banana exports
Authorities in Costa Rica have ramped up efforts to deal with Boisduval scale and banana mealybugs
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ArticleIndia aims to expand banana exports
Plans to export bananas to China, East Asia, the Middle East and Europe could generate US$1.2bn annually
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ArticleAgroban to make Chinese debut
A trial to supply a state-owned Chinese distributor will allow the organisation to access the market directly
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ArticleDeadly spiders found in fruit
On both sides of the Atlantic, three different women encounter deadly spiders among bananas and grapes
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ArticleChiquita ordered to release records
The marketer has lost the latest round of a lawsuit to prevent the release of documents relating to payments to a terrorist group in Colombia
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ArticleAgroban targets Chinese market
Trial programme underway, as Ecuadorian banana corporation looks to establish foothold in Asian market
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Article'Super-chip' will detect crop viruses
New biochip simultaneously checks for three viruses found in bananas and five in potatoes, saving time and money
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ArticleTaiwan develops new disease detector
The new biochip is capable of scanning for different viruses in bananas and potatoes simultaneously
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ArticleEcuador banana acreage shrinks
Rising production costs and falling demand on global markets behind the drop
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ArticleM&S targets Indian expansion
Global chief executive announces plans to more than double its store count in the country
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ArticleDevastation for Philippine crops
Coconut, banana, abaca and rice crops wiped out in Leyte province as Typhoon Yolanda flattened everything in its path
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ArticlePGI boost for Canaries bananas
The Canary Islands has become the only European banana producer to be awarded the EU quality seal
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ArticleTyphoon Yolanda set to wreak havoc
The storm, expected to be the most intense this year, is likely to damage banana production in Mindanao
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ArticlePanama disease spreads to Jordan
Highly aggressive new strain of fungus identified that is decimating the previously impervious Cavendish variety
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ArticleHuge drugs stash found in fruit
The biggest cocaine haul in years has been found under bananas on a ship docking in Portsmouth
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ArticleFyffes broadens export horizons
New CA containers can keep fruit fresh for longer periods, making distant markets more accessible
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ArticleMahindra move hints at Indian growth
Comment: Multinational's decision to launch its own cross-category fruit brand suggests it sees good potential for imports
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ArticleMahindra to launch Saboro fruit brand
Company set to launch range with apples before expanding to bananas, grapes, mangoes and imported fruit
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ArticleDole, Marlene and Valfrutta form club
New Masters of Fruit project will see hundreds of greengrocers across Italy take part in a major new marketing effort