Banana news archive – Page 84
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ArticleAnalyst talks up multinationals
Chiquita and Fresh Del Monte said to be in stronger commercial position following recent improvement in banana business
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ArticlePeruvian bananas on upward curve
Consultancy estimates that national 2012 sendings will be up 30 per cent year on year
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ArticleCultivar to ripen and market bananas
Spanish fresh produce importer set to include the fruit in its product range, sourcing initially from Central America
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ArticleDisease cuts Ecuador banana exports
Ecuadorean banana producers are struggling to meet export demand as Black Sigatoka ravages production there
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ArticleEconomic pressure and LPT closure eat away at Fresca profits
Fresca group has blamed tough market conditions for a decline in profits in what it has called a “disappointing” set of annual results.
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ArticlePhilippine bananas lose out
Philippine bananas are missing out on export opportunities in China due to quarantine restrictions, while Latin American suppliers reap the rewards
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ArticleTurbana supports banana retail sales
Via a community-focused, health promotion at participating Shaw’s stores, Turbana aims to encourage shoppers to buy more bananas
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ArticleIran eyes Asian investment
Banana exports were a topic of discussion when Philippine vice president Jejomar Binay visited Iran recently
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ArticleFyffes seeks price increases
Ireland-based fruit supplier Fyffes has stated it will continue to increase its selling prices "in all markets" as it seeks to reduce the impact of what it described as adverse exchange rate movements and the higher cost of both fuel and fruit itself, Eurofruit reports.
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ArticleKai Sieberth departs Cobana Fruchtring
Senior manager and tropical fruit expert understood to have left the German fresh produce importer with immediate effect
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ArticleDole Europe launches plantain promotion
Company aiming to build awareness among German consumers of tropical product's potential uses in the kitchen
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ArticleColombian banana output set to fall
Colombian banana production is forecast to fall by eight to 10 per cent this year due largely to the impact of inclement weather, Americafruit reports.
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ArticleFruit producers avoid major losses as Isaac hits
The impact of Hurricane Isaac on producers and exporters in its path across the Caribbean and southern states of the US has been minimised by prompt action on the part of authorities and businesses.
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ArticleIsaac wreaks havoc in Caribbean
Plantations in Dominican Republic and Haiti have been devastated by tropical storm Isaac
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ArticleWeather affects Colombian bananas
The peak in production during the second half of 2012 will not be as high as last year, according to a major supplier
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ArticleDel Monte expands Philippine plantations
Del Monte Fresh Produce is to invest US$60m in developing a huge banana plantation in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
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ArticleHitting the mummy jackpot
Marketing strategies have evolved, with the stereotypical produce image of naked women covered in fruit apparently a thing of the past, but how do you get mums to buy your produce? Samantha Lyster reports
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ArticleContraction for Ecuadorean bananas
Weak international markets and production challenges at home are apparently complicating Ecuador’s banana export deal
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ArticleOCAB concern over Abidjan terminal
Members of the Côte d'Ivoire producer organisation are reportedly anxious about Compagnie Fruitière's plans for the fruit terminal
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ArticleCosta Rican banana plantation shuts down
Low revenues force Coopretrabusur to convert planted area to palm oil production