Banana news archive – Page 112
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Fairtrade still winning public support
Consumers continue to support Fairtrade products despite the economic climate, according to research unveiled today.
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ArticleCosta Rica firing on all cylinders
Exports of Costa Rican bananas to Europe and the US are projected to rebound next year as the industry closes a door on flooding damage
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ArticleRebels attack Philippine banana farm
Communist guerrillas have attacked a Dole banana plantation in the Philippines, burning equipment and uprooting palms
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ArticleChiquita continues on green path
The US banana giant has announced the addition of new refrigeration units designed to reduce the company's environmental impact
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Costa Rica battles flooding issues
In an unprecedented co-ordinated effort, the Costa Rican banana industry built a dyke on the Rio Matina in record time to prevent surrounding communities and banana plantations from being flooded during the rainy season.
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ArticleFruiterers go Western
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers made its first official visit to the new Western International Market this week.
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Fruit and vegetable aisles take on autumnal hue
There are already shades of autumn in store and I note that the first banners are up proclaiming Halloween - still seven weeks
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ArticleScottish waste 1bn 5 A DAY portions
Scotland throws away 1 billion portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a year that could count towards the nation’s 5 A DAY.
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ArticleFilipino banana case picks up pace
A motion has been made in Australia's Federal Parliament against imports of bananas from the Philippines
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ArticleDavid Read dies, aged 72
David Read OBE, former JP Fruit Distributors Ltd chief executive, has died at the age of 72.
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ArticleEcuador hosts banana congress
Ecuador is to host a major event with the goal of giving an extensive insight into the country’s banana industry this month.ProBanano Fair 2009, the second such event, will take place in Machala in the south west of the country on September 24-26 at the city’s Oro Verde hotel.
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ArticleDominican Republic faces banana threat
An outbreak of yellow sigatoka disease has hit parts of banana plantations in the northwest of the country
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Banana farmers reject Fairtrade
Banana farmers in Dominica are turning their backs on Fairtrade in huge numbers, according to Mitchell Roberts, chairman of the National Fairtrade Organisation of Dominica.
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ArticleCosta Rican research recognised
The research director of the Costa Rican banana producers’ association, Corbana, Dr Jorge Sandoval Fernández, has been appointed president of Musalac, the Plantain and Banana Research and Development Network for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Tight market creates Fyffes success
Fyffes has increased its profit forecast for the second time in three months after seeing a positive rise in its profits over the summer.
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ArticleAvocado advances
Avocado consumption in the UK has soared since the fruit was introduced to supermarkets in the 1960s, but Britain still holds a great opportunity for avocado-producing countries to up their sales. Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to the main players about the season and about taking up the UK challenge
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ArticleBanana sector enjoys positive summer spree
Summer has found the banana category in a buoyant mood as the industry, poised to suffer its annual summer sales slow down, enjoyed good prices, favourable weather conditions and some interesting prospects. Alex Lawson reports
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ArticleCorbana scientist to lead research group
The Costa Rican Banana Producers Association’s chief scientist will preside over Latin America and the Caribbean’s banana research network for a period of two years
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ArticlePortsmouth receives record banana job
Portsmouth Port saw its biggest-ever delivery of bananas earlier this month, with the council-owned shipping company MMD reporting 15,000 pallets.
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ArticleMaharashtra begins banana exports
Maharashtra’s State Agricultural Marketing Board has begun banana exports from a facility in Indapur