Banana news archive – Page 113
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ArticlePhilippines bananas to supply Middle East
A 1,500ha banana plantation slated for development in the Philippines would focus on supplying the Middle East
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ArticleDel Monte UK trials single bananas
Company launches new product line in order to offer extended shelf-life and more product convenience for consumers
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ArticleDel Monte trials single banana pack format
Del Monte is running a UK trial with new packaging that keeps bananas fresh for almost a week.
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ArticleSupplies run tight as ink dries on EU trade deal
The banana trade has been dominated by the rubber-stamping of the EU trade deal this quarter. But while the ink is still drying, supplies have been tight and sourcing structures called into question. Alex Lawson looks beyond the Brussels boardroom
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ArticleCanaries eye European expansion
Banana exporters in Spanish islands target growth across Europe in response to lowering of EU tariff for Latin American imports
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ArticleNew Morrisons supply into Dover
George Hammond plc has secured a new service from Seatrade with the backing of the Port of Dover in the UK.
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ArticleBanana prices climb
Banana prices have been climbing sharply in the UK on the back of inclement weather in source countries affecting supply.
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ArticleEU banana deal: winners and losers
With the 15-year EU banana wars reaching a final conclusion this month, the smallest producers fear they will be affected worst by the agreement
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ArticleAustralia says no to banana imports
Australia will not open its doors to banana imports to supplement domestic crop losses caused by Cyclone Yasi
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Fyffes makes German acquisition
Irish produce multi-national Fyffes has announced it has acquired a 33.3 per cent stake in German fresh produce distributor Fruchtimport vanWylick.
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ArticleMEPs approve banana deal
The European Parliament has this week, as expected, voted in favour of an international trade agreement between the EU, the US and Latin American countries, which is designed to end a 16-year long dispute over banana import tariffs.
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ArticleEurope approves banana deal
MEPs vote in favour of tariff reduction agreement, effectively ending 16-year international trade dispute
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ArticleHuge banana plantation slated for Philippines
The Philippine banana industry has received a boost with Del Monte signalling it will create a 5,000ha plantation in the country
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ArticleBanana shortage opens Australian opportunities
Australian banana shortages caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasi could open the market for Philippine exporters
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ArticleBanana war persists, says APEB
APEB has warned that adoption of the Geneva agreement on bananas will not resolve the banana war
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ArticleCyclone Yasi hammers Australian banana crop
Australia’s banana crop has taken a battering by Cyclone Yasi, with reports 75 per cent of North Queensland’s crop has been affected by the category-five storm
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ArticleBanana price spikes in India
A domestic banana shortage in India is causing prices of the fruit to spike at markets in Delhi, contributing to soaring food inflation in the country
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ArticleCall for improved aid to Canaries
Spanish islands’ banana sector urges EU and Spanish government to boost financial support to “ensure survival”
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ArticleA novel approach to home food production
Thanks to climate change and the evolution of technology, the boundaries between what can be grown in the UK and what must be imported are starting to blur. David Shapley takes a look at the development of non-native fresh produce and asks how much further plant breeding in this climate can go
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ArticleEU poised to end banana wars
The long-running “banana wars” that have dogged the fruit’s supply for almost two decades are poised to come to an end despite question marks and concerns still remaining.