Banana news archive – Page 128
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ArticleTop-fruit sector pensive ahead of bumper UK crop
With top-fruit consumption on its traditional summer wane, the industry will be buoyed by the prospect of a particularly promising UK crop to kick start autumn and lift what has been a frustratingly stable market for suppliers and retailers alike. Alex Lawson reports.
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Chiquita enjoys 'best quarterly results' for decade
Chiquita Brands International, Inc has reported strong second-quarter results for 2009.
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ArticleDole goes 'Bananas!' over documentary
The US fresh produce giant is suing Swedish film makers over a documentary regarding a Nicaraguan workers' lawsuit against the company
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Ecuador to ‘resume’ banana talks
According to reports in Ecuador, the country is ready to re-enter talks with the EU over the reduction of the latter’s banana tariff
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ArticleLa Palma fires hit banana plantation
Wildfires damage a small banana plantation on the Spanish island of La Palma, although most producers are said to be unaffected
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ArticlePhilippines works on banana export increase
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has said that the government is working on better market access for bananas in the US
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ArticleAll eyes on the Western front
When FPJ visited the brand-new Western International site on the first day of trading last year, there was a mixed reaction to the relocation and a row over the timing of the move cast a pall over what should have been a positive day. But 12 months on, traders are settling into their new home and tackling the recession head on, as Laura Gould finds out.
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UK growers put on a good show, as brands pick up
Shelves continue to burst with summer fruit at present and full marks to English cherry growers for putting up some really
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Fair Trade Fair back this autumn
The European Fair Trade Fair will be held this October in Lyon, France, as the importance of the sector continues to grow
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ArticleDel Monte records strong sales
Fresh Del Monte Produce has reported better-than-expected second-quarter profits after a boost in pineapple sales and strong banana prices.
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Germans plan Fairtrade Banana Day
A total of 1m Fairtrade organic bananas are to be distributed in Cologne on 18 September as part of a major promotional event being organised by Transfair
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ArticleDaabon Japan introduces fair trade bananas
Fair trade is on the up in Japan, with the introduction of Daabon Organic’s line of Ecocert bananas
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ArticleUK consumers Go Bananas!
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, which began on 22 February, UK consumers will seek to break the world record for eating Fairtrade bananas
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Fair Trade Fair imminent
The food and drink sector will remain at the centre of the European Fair Trade Fair, reflecting the trend for products such as Fairtrade coffee and bananas now being commonplace on supermarket shelves.
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ArticlePanama experiences export fall
The global economic crisis has hit the country's exports, with bananas and melons particularly badly hit
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ArticleExporter aims to meets banana demand
In the Philippines, La Frutera is increasing planted area to cater for strong overseas demand for the fruit
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ArticleEcuador deal depends on banana cuts
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa has said that the success of a commercial agreement with the EU rests on the bloc's mooted reduction of banana tariffs
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Banana debate at WFV show
Professor John Moverley OBE is organising a forum on the worldwide production and marketing of bananas at this year’s World Fruit and Vegetable Show.
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Chiquita and Rewe in Panama link-up
Chiquita and German retailer Rewe have announced the donation of 130 hectares of wetlands located in the San San Pond Sak nature reserve in Panama for the purpose of restoration of natural habitats.
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ArticlePine decision for Chiquita
Chiquita has announced its decision to ensure all of its pineapple supplies are Rainforest Alliance-certified, in order to create decent social and environmental production conditions.