Banana news archive – Page 137
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Mexicans on a fruit mission
The trade Commission of Mexico in the UK is inviting companies to join two outgoing missions to Mexico to look at fruit and organic produce.
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ArticleTriumph for Fyffes
Ireland’s highest court ruled last week that Jim Flavin, founder of business services group DCC, had inside knowledge of Fyffes when he sold €105 million (£70m) of its shares in three separate trading deals in February 2000.
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ArticleBelize banana warning
Belize must become more competitive in the banana sector if it is to remain in the market, sector leaders have said.
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ArticleFirmly in the saddle
While it may have had something of a makeover since its thriving heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, the Paddock Wood trading estate in Kent has still managed to maintain a key presence in the UK’s fresh produce sector in recent years. Laura Gould visited some of the companies based on the site to find out why.
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Fyffes and Chiquita face further probe
Fyffes and Chiquita have both received statements of objections from the European Commission relating to an investigation begun in 2005 into a suspected cartel supplying bananas in Europe.
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ArticlePackaging goes green
Fresh produce packaging has come into the firing line this year, with high-profile campaigns stoking the barrage of criticism and retailers pledging to cut back as part of their green strategies. Educating the consumer about how and why packaging is used is now more important than ever. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Chiquita enjoys the chase
Chiquita enjoyed a day out in the London sunshine on Sunday supporting the Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF) through the London Chiquita Bananaman Chase 10K at Regents Park.
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Bananas washed out
Floods in Costa Rica and high winds in the Dominican Republic are causing problems for banana growers.
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Panama call for diversification
Panamanian labour minister Reynaldo Rivera has surprised the banana sector in his central American country by saying the trade is “especially delicate” and that producers should look to other crops.
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Pesticide lawsuit fear
A lawsuit was due to begin in LA county in California this week, brought by Central American banana plantation workers over alleged damage and injury they suffered while using DBCP in the 1970s.
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Banana discovery could cause trouble
The surprise discovery of an exotic banana variety on the New South Wales' north coast is thought to be a major threat to the Australian industry.
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Friends can prove greatest enemies
It seems as if a high proportion of growers worldwide are once again counting their costs. In this case, it is not so much a
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ArticleWTO launches banana investigation
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) today launched a panel to investigate whether the European Union (EU) has upheld a prior verdict against its banana import rules.
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Fruit and veg scheme ineffective, says report
A study published today suggests that the government’s £42 million free school fruit and veg scheme has failed to impact positively on children’s nutrition.
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ArticleKids eating more colour
Consumption of fresh produce - particularly among the young - is creeping up as the effects of campaigns to increase uptake start to take hold.
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US re-opens banana regime row
The United States has asked the World Trade Organisation to investigate what the US alleges is the European Union's failure to comply with previous rulings against its banana import regime.
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ArticleAsda price cuts court controversy
Asda is courting controversy again with full-page ads for price cuts enraging growers and farmers. Its price cuts last week have sparked an all-out supermarket price war.
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ArticleAnglia secures further produce contract
Anglia Business Solutions has announced a further contract for its Microsoft Dynamics NAV based LINKFresh fresh produce business management suite, this time with Portsmouth-based MMD (Shipping Services) Ltd.
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ArticleFyffes opens first shipping service to Dublin
Fyffes Atlantic Shipping, a subsidiary of Fyffes plc, has launched the first direct shipping service to link Ireland to North and South America from Dublin.
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Chiquita reveals price drop in Q2 results
Banana giant Chiquita has revealed that prices for the fruit in its core European markets were down one per cent year on year on a local currency basis for the first quarter of 2007.