Banana news archive – Page 112
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AnalysisBuffeted on all sides
As the specialised reefer operators continue to grapple with the recent rise in fuel costs and the growth of container lines, uncertainty surrounds the future shape of banana transportation into Europe
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ArticlePhilippine bananas eye Australia
Banana growers in the Philippines may pursue a ruling from the WTO to have Australia ease some of its import restrictions
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ArticleDole turns to Chep for bananas
Group's Fresh Fruit subsidiary has signed a contract to transport bananas from Central America using Chep services
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ArticleProtests at Ecuadorian plantation
Workers at Ecuador’s Los Alamos banana plantation have mobilised to try to set up a union nine years after their first attempt to secure improvements in working conditions ended in violence.
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ArticleBananas to top Aus snack charts
Australian bananas are likely to become the nation's favourite snack in 2014 thanks to a new marketing strategy aimed at 18-39-year-olds
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ArticleUnifrutti expands Philippine banana operations
Unifrutti announced at a recent investment forum in the Philippines it intends to double the size of its banana plantation there
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ArticlePhilippine growers oppose hectare limit
The Philippines' banana industry is opposing moves to reimpose hectarage limits on banana plantations
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ArticleSupplies run tight as fruit is hit by weather problems
It has been a tough quarter for producers, with issues affecting a number of key growing regions. Despite that sales figures show market growth for the category as a whole. Alex Lawson looks at the international market and its key players
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ArticleFixture fixation
Make a statement in fresh produce fixtures and watch your sales stack up. Anna Sbuttoni asks how best to merchandise fruit and vegetables and make your product pop
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ArticleFyffes increases 2011 earnings target
Positive start to year and better performance in European banana business enables company to revise target upwards
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ArticleColombian banana crop cut in Q1
Production down 16 per cent in the first quarter of the year following severe rains in some growing regions
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ArticleChiquita Italy updates smoothie range
As company's spring marketing campaign gets into full swing across Europe, its Italian arm repackages successful smoothie range
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ArticleTurbana steps up social support
US-based importer-distributor to donate one laptop per child in Colombian banana-producing region of Urabá
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ArticleDole reports income fall
Dole Food Company has announced that net income fell 91 per cent through the first quarter of 2011, down to $2 million from $23m last year, impacted by the refinancing of the company's yen-cross currency swap.
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Chiquita bounces back in Q1
Chiquita Brands International has revealed that net income bounced back through the first quarter of the year, up to $24m from a loss of $9m last year.
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ArticleCanaries bananas selling at a loss
Spanish study appears to show Canaries producers would be making a major loss if not for government subsidies
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Windward Islands bananas to return
Bananas from the Windward Islands are set to return to UK supermarket shelves in June after production was devastated last October.
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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