Banana news archive – Page 130
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ArticleDel Monte takes over Panama plantations
The US multinational is to lease farms belonging to Coosemupar in a bid to turn around ailing production on the country's Pacific coast
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ArticleJFC withstands economic downturn
Russia's largest fresh produce importer has published strong results despite a troubled few months for the country's economy
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ArticleA whole new world
As one of the largest fruit and vegetable wholesale markets in the UK, New Spitalfields Market has a very positive tale to tell, and signals the revitalisation of the wholesale industry. At a time when the Olympic Games are bringing both opportunities and challenges to the East London site and procuring local produce for the market is becoming a real focus, Elizabeth O’Keefe takes in the atmosphere.
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ArticleAustralian GM bananas flourishing
Australian trials of genetically modified bananas are going well
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ArticleTesco increases its banana price
As the UK's price war continues, the country's leading retailer has taken the unprecedented step of lifting the price of its bananas
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ArticleResearcher converts banana to fuel
In an attempt to combat food waste, a PhD student from the University of Nottingham has developed a simple method of making fuel from bananas.
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ArticleCameroon to boost banana yields
Cameroon is to vastly increase its banana production as the West African country looks to increase yields.
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ArticleEuropean banana producers state case
The European Banana Producers' Association has said that it is "worried" by trade negotiations involving Latin American banana exporting countries
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ArticleEU yet to agree banana tariff deal
Negotiators from the EU and Latin America have so far failed to reach a deal over the former’s banana tariff system due to European demands
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ArticleBananas dumped from school menu
Bananas have been ostracised from school dinner menus at a school in Wigan amid fears from the local council is ignoring nutrition.
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Fears over fruit and veg allergies
The number of people struck by allergies to fruit and vegetables has rocketed rapidly, according to a specialist.
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ArticleBanana sector hit by recession
Banana exports from both Costa Rica and Panama have fallen as a result of the current economic downturn, among other factors
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ArticlePanama disease found in Mindanao
Panama disease has been spotted on a banana plantation in the Philippines’ Central Mindanao region
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ArticlePeru is leading organic banana exporter
The Andean country has consolidated its position as the leading organic banana exporter over the past five years, say new figures
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ArticleFyffes reveals yearly revenue increase
Chairman David McCann has reported on a "satisfactory" 2008 for the Irish tropical fresh produce group
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ArticleBanana tariff tension escalates
ACP banana exporters have implored the EU to slow down its reduction of import duties from Latin America, as the long-standing deadlock over tariffs continues.
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ArticleFunding available for banana development
Farmers in Sindh could benefit from Rs1.45m of funding by the Agribusiness Support Fund to research new banana varieties
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ArticleACP nations slam banana ‘settlement plan’
African, Caribbean and Pacific nations have slammed reports that the EU may be set to reduce its banana tariff
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ArticleWoolworths wants banana risk spread
A senior manager at the Australian retailer has called for bananas to be grown over a wider geographical area
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ArticleNew body to boost French bananas
Producers and importers in France have devised a plan to create a new interprofessional organisation for bananas