All Ecuador articles – Page 3
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NewsFairtrade announces new minimum prices for bananas
Fairtrade has announced new minimum prices for bananas at Fruit Attraction 2025, with average prices increasing by 6 per cent at ex works level to support over 37,000 farmers and workers globally
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NewsReybanpac honoured for sustainability strategy
Company scoops award for Excellence in Environmental Sustainability at PremioeXpor 2025
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NewsFyffes on a mission to ‘bring more value’ to bananas
Chief commercial officer Frank Burkhardt outlines the banana giant’s efforts to decommoditise the sector and make it more sustainable, despite climate change and geopolitical instability
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NewsAsia ambitions: Brands, growth and ultra-quick retail
UK produce companies joined Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong where discussions centred on brands, logistics and new market opportunities. Nina Pullman and Fred Searle report from the show
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NewsFirst consignment of Ecuadorean Tango arrives in US
The shipment by Ecuagroimport marks a new milestone in the country’s product diversification strategy
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NewsEcuadorean bananas put in solid performance in first half of 2025
Exporters benefit from production issues in other Latin American countries
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NewsKuehne+Nagel opens state-of-the-art logistics centre in Ecuador
The global logistics provider has unveiled a modern facility near Quito featuring extensive refrigerated warehousing to enhance its perishable transport services in the region
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NewsPeru suspends pitahaya imports from Ecuador
Move follows discovery of unauthorised chemicals on a consignment destined for Peru
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NewsReybanpac receives sustainability award from Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce
Banana company recognised for its social and environmental practices
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NewsSanLucar boosts Ecuadorean production with Sun World deal
SanLucar signs exclusive production and export agreement with Sun World in Ecuador
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News‘Outdated and misleading’: Ecuador banana exporters refute Global Rights Report
Leading grower and exporter associations issue formal response, arguing report overlooks country’s recent progress
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CommentComment: Ecuador’s banana industry rejects report on workers’ rights
In a letter addressed to Fruitnet, industry leaders defend labour standards and point to recent social progress
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NewsBanana workers face ‘worsening crisis’, says new report
ITUC’s latest Global Rights Index suggests worker rights have been diminished in various parts of the world
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NewsOne Banana launches regenerative agriculture pilot
The initiative, in partnership with WWF and Earth University, aims to “lay the groundwork for healthier soils, more resilient ecosystems and a more sustainable global food system”
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NewsStrong start to the year for Ecuadorean banana exports
Shipments up 3.21 per cent in first four months of 2025 according to Acorbanec
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NewsBanana growers unite against gender-based violence
Inter-institutional campaign announced at the the Fifth International Fair Trade Banana Forum
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NewsDP World reveals US$2.5bn investment plan
Company says major infrastructure projects will break ground across Europe, India, Africa and South America this year
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NewsClimate change will decimate banana production in Latin America and Caribbean, says report
Christian Aid report suggests almost two-thirds of areas’ banana regions will no longer be able to support the fruit’s production
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NewsNew service secures volume increase on Ecuador-Asia route
Addition of WSA2 route has enabled Guayaquil terminal operator to expand its cargo volume
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NewsEcuadorean banana exports bounce back
Shipments up 1.77 per cent in the first three months of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period