All Panama articles – Page 4
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ArticlePrice war stirs up pineapple market
Volumes reported to be "through the roof" in the UK as country's major supermarket chains engage in price-led promotions
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ArticlePanama deal ends strike action
Striking banana workers reach deal with Panama government to lift controversial law to end 10-day strike
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ArticlePanama banana strike persists
Losses reach into millions of dollars as Chiquita banana workers stand firm over their opposition to new labour law
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ArticlePanama recruits Spanish wholesaler
Central American country hires Spanish wholesaler Mercasa to modernise entire wholesale market sector
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ArticleUS considers Panamanian peppers
Bell peppers from Panama could enter the US without treatment under new guidelines being proposed
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ArticlePanama manager in at Damco
Edgar Urrutia joins the company to fill the void left by former country manager Fredrik Gill
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ArticleUS muses Panamanian coriander access
The USDA is seeking comment on pest risk analysis for the import of Panamanian fresh false coriander into the US
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ArticleCoosemupar to be closed down
Troubled Panamanian banana export cooperative Coosemupar is being closed by the company’s government due to spiralling debts
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Panama set for pineapple export boom
Panama is starting 2010 with a boost to its fresh produce exports, as vice-minister for foreign trade José Domingo Arias announced at a press conference last week that Panama aims to rival Costa Rica as Central America’s largest exporter of pineapples.
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ArticleRewe Tropenprojekt 'progressing well'
Protection of Panamanian wetlands in country's Bocas Del Toro province backed by Chiquita promotion during November
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ArticleChiquita outlines pineapple scheme
The group has outlined plans to ensure that 90 per cent of its pineapple supplies will be Rainforest Alliance certified by the end of the year
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ArticleFyffes grows direct pineapple production
With purchase of 450ha farm in Panama, Fyffes should increase direct production to 50 per cent of its overall pineapple volumes
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ArticlePanama and Canada sign FTA
Leaders of the respective countries have signed an agreement that will see widespread tariff elimination and more open market access when begins next year
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ArticleChiquita and Rewe buy Panama wetlands
Land will be donated to local organisations in bid to preserve biodiversity in the Caribbean coastal province of Bocas Del Toro
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ArticlePanama experiences export fall
The global economic crisis has hit the country's exports, with bananas and melons particularly badly hit
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Chiquita and Rewe in Panama link-up
Chiquita and German retailer Rewe have announced the donation of 130 hectares of wetlands located in the San San Pond Sak nature reserve in Panama for the purpose of restoration of natural habitats.
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Now not the time to discount banana trade
With retailers pushing discount brands during the economic slowdown, life has become more challenging for banana companies
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ArticleDel Monte takes over Panama plantations
The US multinational is to lease farms belonging to Coosemupar in a bid to turn around ailing production on the country's Pacific coast
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ArticleBanana sector hit by recession
Banana exports from both Costa Rica and Panama have fallen as a result of the current economic downturn, among other factors
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ArticleService restructuring for Hamburg Süd
The German group has revealed that it is altering its Europe-Australia/New Zealand Trident Service