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Country has potential to secure enormous volume and value growth in banana exports, says leading supplier
The decision is the first time Chiquita executives have faced punishment for their role in the 1990s conflict
Brazil has recorded significant growth in its fruit export sector for the first half of 2025, with volume up 27.2 per cent and value increasing by 12.6 per cent compared to the same period last year
Strike action has pushed the multinational out of the Central American country, possibly forever. So what does the future hold for the people and plantations it has supported for more than a century?
The UK’s largest food retailer expects to sell nearly 4mn punnets of strawberries and millions of other fruit items as temperatures soar again
At the Organic Produce Summit in the US, Equifruit aims to show how affordable it is to switch to Fairtrade-certified bananas, comparing the cost of the annual premium to that of a single sock
Family-owned banana supplier One Banana has been recognised with a prestigious Walmart Trust Award, highlighting the company’s excellence in sustainable production and food safety innovation
Despite widespread geopolitical turmoil and economic challenges, the outlook for tropical fresh fruit remains extremely positive according to RaboResearch’s Cindy van Rijswick at the Fruitnet Tropicals Congress.
Banana company recognised for its social and environmental practices
US-based organisation Global Labor Justice has called on Chiquita to condemn the arrests of two Sitraibana union leaders following a six-week strike that halted Panama’s banana industry.
Company becomes founding signatory of Silence Does Not Protect campaign
Francisco Smith, leader of Sitraibana, faces charges for orchestrating roadblocks in Bocas del Toro
Corbana makes its weather monitoring tool available to growers
Fruitnet’s brand new podcast features exclusive interviews and expert analysis of the big stories in the fruit fresh produce business
Campaign aims to position Chiquita bananas as the go-to snacking choice
Negotiations come after the country gained access for durian in May
Sitraibana and Sitrapbi to lift roadblocks immediately as agreement is reached over social security reforms
Leading grower and exporter associations issue formal response, arguing report overlooks country’s recent progress
Emerson Aguirre, president of Colombian banana association Augura, shares his outlook for 2025
In a letter addressed to Fruitnet, industry leaders defend labour standards and point to recent social progress
Billionaire businessman and wellness advocate, who transformed Dole into global fruit powerhouse and later championed nutrition research, passed away on 9 June
Terminal operator Enstructure and state governor welcome multinational’s decision to retain mid-Atlantic hub at Delaware port
Company’s plan was already underway, with new loans secured until end of 2028, but legal backing now in place
ITUC’s latest Global Rights Index suggests worker rights have been diminished in various parts of the world
Global Labor Justice accuses company of historic violations and being in breach of international conventions on labour rights
Move aims to cut down on food waste in the home
Roadblocks cut off Caribbean coast and prevent fruit from reaching ports
Company has apparently requested government permission to sack all of its remaining banana workers in the country
Strikers are blocking roads in Bocas del Toro and causing shortages of fuel and food
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”
Shipments up 3.21 per cent in first four months of 2025 according to Acorbanec
Recent poor weather dampened its growth, but overall the country’s export trade remains buoyant, as Wayne Prowse reports
Convenience fruit and salad sales have spiked as consumers celebrate warm spring while inflation of 4.1 per cent is ‘new territory’ for 2025
Fepex reports that the country’s fresh produce imports grew 10 per cent in volume and 15 per cent in value in the first quarter
Frigotec’s Roland Wirth tells Fruitnet how Softripe is making global fruit ripening more efficient, intelligent and sustainable, while unlocking new fruit qualities
Company will deliver severance pay to almost 5,000 works this Friday due to ongoing strike