All Canary Islands articles
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ArticleSanLucar adds Canary Island papayas to tropicals line-up
Premium Sweet Sense papayas cultivated in the Spanish Islands are now on sale in Germany and Austria
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ArticleProexca homes in on UK market
Brexit and Covid are creating new opportunities for the islands’ fresh produce exports
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ArticleVolcano threatens CI banana production
Farmers warn that a sea of molten rock is heading towards one of La Palma’s main banana producing areas
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ArticleCanary Islands creates new avocado association
Asguacan will consolidate the islands’ production, which is projected to double in the coming years
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ArticleEU reaffirms banana price assurance
Commission seeks to reassure European growers that there will be no further cuts to import tariff
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ArticleACP call for fresh commitments
Banana producers from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries last week launched the Appeal of Abidjan to defend their interests on the European market
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ArticleCanaries banana producers seek new markets
Europlátano saw big jump in exports to Europe last year
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ArticleCanarian bananas withdrawn from market
Action taken by Asprocan due to combination of low demand and peak production in weeks preceding Christmas
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ArticleMUSA project launches in Tenerife
The first meeting of the EU-sponsored project to find alternative IPM strategies for ACP banana producers was recently held in Tenerife
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ArticleBrexit could disrupt EU banana market
European producers fear volumes could be diverted from the UK to the EU in the wake of Brexit
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ArticleTerminal velocity at Port of Southampton
A new Canary Islands Fruit Terminal has opened at the Port of Southampton, underpinning trade with the Spanish territory. Michael Barker attended the ribbon cutting
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ArticleDisney goes bananas for Canaries fruit
Entertainment giant’s latest fresh produce tie-in features new Jungle Book film in Canary Island banana promotion
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ArticleCanaries invest further in specialty tomatoes
Investing in premium specialty tomato varieties and modern growing structures is allowing Canary Islands growers to counter higher input costs
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ArticleDefra blamed for rejected exports
Essex potato growers have lost £250k after 24 consignments were rejected from the Canaries for failing soil tolerance levels
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ArticleCanaries defy the odds
Exporters in the Canary Islands supplying the UK believe that tomato and cucumber production on the archipelago can thrive