Banana news archive – Page 135
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ArticleEcuador grows impatient over banana deal
The country has threatened to impose sanctions on the EU as the banana row rumbles on
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ArticleTrade relieved at new-found stability in Portsmouth
The banana industry entered 2008 with uncertainty hanging over its major artery into the UK. Mainland Market Deliveries (MMD), stevedore and distributor at the port of Portsmouth, was facing the possibility of going into administration and its customers in the banana trade were understandably a little nervy. As the year ends, calm has been restored. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleCosta Rica suffers weather losses
Costa Rica’s banana production has been affected by heavy rainfall over the last two weeks.
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Aus banana growers appeal Philippine access
Australia’s banana growers have lodged an appeal against the decision to allow Philippine bananas into the country
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ArticleDole extends banana cartel fine timeframe
The group will have an additional three months to pay the fine imposed by the EC in October
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Chiquita reports banana price rise
Chiquita Brands International has reported year-over-year increases in local banana prices in all its markets for October-November 2008, on generally flat volumes.
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ArticleRain hits Costa Rican bananas
Up to 10,000ha of bananas could be lost, according to local press reports in the country
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ArticleMoroccan goods head to Portsmouth
The port of Portsmouth is seeing a rapid expansion in the volume of Moroccan produce arriving this season, both for UK and continental customers.
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ArticleEU banana talks could start afresh
Discussions between the EU and Latin American banana exporters could return to square one when World Trade Organisation talks resume
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ArticleTied up in Notts
The third of our features on Total Produce’s UK wholesale market operation takes FPJ to Nottingham. Like Gateshead in the North East, which featured last month, only three fruiterers remain in the East Midlands market, but the model developed in Nottingham typifies the direction that Total Produce wants to see its market companies take. Tommy Leighton reports.
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Fertiliser costs weigh on banana farmers
Fertiliser costs are chewing up profits for Philippine banana growers, who are looking at other options
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ArticleKatopé Malet Azoulay unveils name change
Katopé Malet Azoulay is changing its name to become Univeg Katopé (UK) Ltd and launching a new UK subsidiary of the Univeg group: Univeg Direct (UK) Ltd.
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ArticlePlain sailing for MMD after joining council fold
The UK’s largest fruit port’s main fresh produce specialist, Mainland Market Deliveries (MMD), is back in calm waters after moving into the ownership of Portsmouth City Council (PCC) earlier this year.
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EU and Ivory Coast sign deal
The European Union and the Ivory Coast have signed a deal to open up trade and increase development in West Africa
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ArticleBanana trade concerned by financial crisis
Although bananas remain in good demand, suppliers and marketers should be prepared for the worst, delegates hear at Ecuador banana convention
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ArticleColombia feels currency crunch
The revaluation of the peso could see losses in excess of US$900,000 for the agriculture sector
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Panama backs WTO banana ruling
The country's minister of trade and industry has called on the EU to implement tariff changes initially agreed at July's trade discussion in Geneva
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ArticleWTO condemns European banana tariffs
The EU’s import tariffs for bananas break global trade rules, according to a ruling this week from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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WTO underlines EU banana decision
An appeal by the EU has fallen through after the WTO confirmed that the bloc's banana import policies were inconsistent with global trade rules
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ArticleCBEA claims European Commission "betrayal"
The group has hit out at proposed reductions in the EU's preferential banana tariffs for ACP countries