Banana news archive – Page 113
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ArticleJamaican banana project falters
An EU-funded banana-ripening project in Jamaica has fallen flat due lack of progress.
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ArticleRwanda eyes EU and US banana markets
African country is looking to boost banana production to meet demand in Europe and the US
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Guatemalan violence sparks rights scrutiny
Ethical rights body Banana Link has called on farm certifiers to challenge a number of farms in Guatemala after allegations of bloody violence and poor levels of pay.
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Peru reports exports rise
Peru’s fresh and processed fruit shipments are reported to have climbed 41 per cent through the first half of the year.
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ArticleBanana trade struggles as new price war is declared
The banana trade remains tough going as the traditional summer slump takes full effect. As if that wasn’t enough, the first signs of a new price war among the supermarkets are in evidence that could see retails plummeting. Alex Lawson reports
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Retailers get creative with summer pack offerings
It has generally been a long hot summer this year, which has given the limited crop of apricots grown on these shores a
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Battle for British is good for suppliers
It’s all happening in English top fruit at the moment.Supermarkets love nothing more than getting one up on their
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ArticleFears rise over Egyptian produce
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has raised concerns with the Food Standards Agency and the European Commission regarding the inclusion of products under new regulations on “high risk” produce.
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ArticleOutbound freight rises for Davao
Outbound traffic at the Port of Davao rose 12 per cent in the first half, despite troubled growing conditions for bananas
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ArticleDole wins M&S award in Costa Rica
Marks & Spencer has awarded Dole's Bananito operation in Costa Rica a Plan A award in recognition of sustainability efforts.
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ArticleFairtrade takes novel angle to power fruit sales
The Fairtrade Foundation took an innovative approach to driving fruit sales last week. Alex Lawson considers the thinking behind the new Power Up Your Fruit Bowl campaign and its implications
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Dole banana farm recognised by M&S
UK retailer hands Plan A farming award to Dole's Bananito operation in Costa Rica in recognition of sustainability efforts
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ArticleAfrican banana growers reach agreement
Trade ministers from Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire met in Yaoundé at the end of last month to agree a common stance on changes to the EU banana import regime.
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ArticleAfrican team makes banana breakthrough
Scientists based in Nigeria have formulated resistance measures against the destructive Banana Xanthomonos Wilt disease
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ArticleDole quarterly results improve
US produce giant Dole has released its results for the second quarter, with operating profit climbing by 57 per cent on 2009 levels.
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ArticleUganda trials GM bananas
GM bananas are currently being tested in Uganda, but doubts remain concerning the benefits of GM for African farmers
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Del Monte Q2 profits fall
Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced that net income attributable to the group fell to $21.1 million through the second quarter of the year, down from the $52.2m recorded in the corresponding period last year.
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ArticleLapanday takes action on ‘pole vaulters’
Banana marketer Lapanday has raised concerns about Philippine growers ‘pole vaulting’ – breaking supply contracts to sell to third-party buyers
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ArticleCenFRA introduces produce technology
Automation and robotics specialist CenFRA Ltd has introduced new simulation technologies designed to help galvanise the UK's fresh produce industry.
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ArticleColombian banana growers link up
Banana producers in Colombia have grouped together to form a federation to represent and defend their interests.