All Panama articles – Page 5
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ArticleCanada opens to Panama papayas
The first exports of papayas from Panama are due to get underway to the Canadian market this year
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ArticlePanama to build third canal bridge
Over the next three months, the government will tender a US$300m project for a new bridge over the Panama Canal
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Panama gears up for citrus exports
Panama is set to become a citrus exporter in the next few years as 29 germplasms have been unveiled as part of a genetic modification programme backed by the University of California, Riverside, the US department of agriculture and Central American regional plant and animal health body OIRSA.
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ArticlePanama Canal reopens after rains
Transits and normal operations have resumed after heavy rains flooded nearby lakes forcing a 17-hour suspension of traffic
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ArticleAntwerp and Panama sign major deal
Port authorities in Antwerp and Panama finalise agreement to increase cooperation and information exchanges
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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