Banana news archive – Page 135
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Fairtrade gets government backing
Industry leaders and businesses were this week urged to scale up their engagement with Fairtrade, as the Fairtrade Foundation held its annual conference in London.
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ArticleCuban citrus devastated by hurricanes
Reports coming out of Havana claim that Hurricane Ike destroyed more than 135,000 tonnes of citrus when it rocked Cuba last week.
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Price rise at supermarkets confirmed
The cost of all food and drink sold at the top three supermarkets in the UK has increased by 5.9 per cent over the last year, figures have revealed.
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Fyffes writes off £5.6m on EWL failure
Europe West Indies Lines (EWL), the Dutch shipping firm which teamed up with Fyffes last year to bring the Irish importer’s fruit to Europe, has filed for bankruptcy.
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ArticleDominican Republic counts cost of Ike
Flooding caused by Hurricane Ike has reportedly destroyed thousands of hectares of fruit and vegetables in the Dominican Republic
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ArticleUGPBAN completes comeback
A year on from the hurricane that devastated the banana plantations of Guadeloupe and Martinique, normality has at last returned
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Ecuador fights on in banana battle
Ecuador has said it is “extremely disappointed” with the EU decision not to sign an agreement on the banana import regime negotiated on the fringes of the WTO Doha talks.
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ArticleJamaican banana industry will go on
Calls for the closure of the industry are unnecessary, despite the latest storm significantly damaging production
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Dole considers sale of JP Fresh
Dole has announced it is in negotiations with Compagnie Fruitière to sell its operations in the UK and France.
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Storm activity takes its toll
Atlantic storm activity has already taken its toll on Caribbean banana crops and is now threatening Florida grapefruit.
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ArticleShake-up in banana import ranking
Russia and the European Union have overtaken the US to become the largest banana importers during the first six months of 2008
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ArticleEU banana deal close but doubts remain
Five years and €7 per tonne may be all that stands between ACP and Latin American countries and an end to the EU banana wars
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ArticleEU appeals WTO banana ruling
The European Union will appeal a WTO ruling against its banana import system
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WTO banana ruling sparks EU appeal
The European Commission has filed an appeal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against a ruling stating banana import tariffs into the EU discriminated against Latin American countries.
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ACP nations vow to fight for EU tariff
A two-day meeting between Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries has ended with the trading bloc vowing to fight further attempts from Latin American growers to cut EU import tariffs on their bananas
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ArticleChiquita broadens its outlook
Chiquita is looking to spread its risk and increase the proportion of its sales that are accounted for by higher margin products and markets.
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ArticleOrganic bananas set sail from Peru
A new organic banana producing sector is establishing a name for itself in the South American country’s northern region
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New Panama disease strain spreads
A new strain of the banana disease that almost wiped out the industry last century is spreading
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ArticleNew Panama disease strain spreads
A new strain of the banana disease that almost wiped out the industry last century is spreading
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Yaoundé hosts meeting of banana exporters
Banana exporting countries have come together in the Cameroon capital in order to devise a way to defend their interests against Latin American exporters