Banana news archive – Page 112
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ArticleDel Monte records sales rise
Fresh Del Monte has reported year-on-year increases in both net income and company sales for the first quarter of 2011.
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ArticleFuture tense for key supplier
Producers in Côte d’Ivoire may have to find alternative markets should Latin America's dominance in Europe continue, says OCAB
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ArticleIndia looks to harness potential
Although India is the second-largest producer of fruit and vegetables in the world and fast becoming a force to be reckoned with, the UK still takes only a small volume of fruit from the country. Elizabeth O’Keefe looks at the possibilities surrounding the Indian fresh produce industry hot on the heels of Fresh Produce India 2011
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ArticleDole bananas gain sustainable seal
The company has joined forces with the Rainforest Alliance to bring certified sustainable bananas from Central America to the US
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ArticleTotal Produce reports 'good performance'
Total Produce chairman Carl McCann hailed a “good performance” in 2010 with fruit and vegetables leading the way as the firm “continues to actively pursue attractive acquisition opportunities”.
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ArticleEcuador fines nine banana exporters
The Ministry of Agriculture in Ecuador has issued fines to the tune of nearly half a million dollars under new banana law
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ArticleEcuador mulls banana nationalisation
Government reveals intention to intervene in the country’s banana trade to avoid exporters undercutting producers with low prices
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ArticlePeru posts organic banana growth
Exports were up in both volume and value terms during January and February 2011
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ArticlePhilippines sees boost in exports to Japan
Sources in the Philippines have reported an increase in sales of bananas and okra to Japan
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ArticleFyffes chairman eyes up further acquisitions
Fyffes achieved a slight rise in operating profit last year, with chairman David McCann hinting at further investments.
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ArticleFruit firm accused of land grabbing
Philippine rebels have accused a Japanese fruit exporter of forcefully taking land from local Mindanao farmers to expand banana plantations in the region
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ArticleCosta Rican bananas register dip
Shipments of bananas from the Central American country have reportedly fallen during the first two months of 2011
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ArticlePGI status ‘soon’ for Canaries bananas
Producers believe bid for protected status will boost efforts to gain access to markets outside Spain
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ArticleGM bananas split opinion in Uganda
GM trials continue in Uganda in an attempt to combat destructive banana diseases, but resistance to the technology remains strong
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ArticleEcuadorean president makes banana threat
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa is threatening to nationalise banana exports and imprison those exporters that do not respect the official banana price.
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ArticleCamposol denies worker allegations
Large scale Peruvian exporter Camposol has hit back at allegations of worker abuse levelled at it in a new report which has upped the pressure to introduce a groceries adjudicator.
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Communication is first step in good marketing
Years ago, a now long retired senior executive rang me up to ask my advice. It concerned the arrival of a new chief executive
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ArticleCourt dismisses Dole lawsuit
Multinational reveals that lawsuit brought by Nicaraguans claiming to have been banana workers has been thrown out
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ArticleEcuador tightens banana regulations
Ecuadorean Ministry of Agriculture brings into force new measure to establish fixed price per box of exported fruit
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ArticlePhilippines primes China for Class A bananas
China’s growing purchasing power and huge population has caught the eye of the Filipino banana industry