Fyffes Bananas support hundreds of thousands of jobs across Latin America and other production regions

Banana sector ‘under threat’ as pressures mount

2026-10-02T12:06:00+01:00By

With prices still rock bottom, Fairtrade and Fyffes warn that climate change, cost rises and diseases pose unsustainable risks to the industry

  • Banana sector ‘under threat’ as pressures mount

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