Banana news archive – Page 137

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    EU to accept WTO banana proposals

    2008-07-31T23:14:34Z

    Dispute over legality of EU banana imports from ACP countries could end as EU prepares to lower tariffs on Latin American bananas

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    Latin Americans agree EU banana deal

    2008-07-31T23:08:26Z

    Reports suggest trade negotiators have achieved crucial breakthrough which may lead to resolution in banana dispute

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    WTO banana talks in danger of collapse

    2008-07-31T23:07:47Z

    ACP nations are refusing to accept the latest trade proposal brokered by EU and Latin American officials concerning banana imports into Europe

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    WTO talks failure splits banana deal

    2008-07-30T17:21:00Z

    A new EU banana import regime and an end to the long-running dispute between Latin American exporters and the European trading bloc was more elusive than ever after the Doha round of WTO trade talks failed this week.

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    Kirikou fronts French banana campiagn

    2008-07-30T11:03:26Z

    Compagnie Fruitière has chosen a little cartoon character not only to front a new banana brand launching this month but also to reflect its core values as a company

  • Banana wars set for peace deal
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    Banana wars set for peace deal

    2008-07-29T14:01:01Z

    European and Latin American negotiators are close to a deal that could see the end of long-running banana disputes, it has been reported.

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    Philippine banana spraying in court

    2008-07-29T13:53:41Z

    A Philippine aerial spraying row has reached the country's Supreme Court

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    White in at Western

    2008-07-28T11:01:01Z

    Western International Market Tenants’ Association has its first female chairman, after Gill White was unanimously voted in at a meeting last week.

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    Philippine rebels attack Dole plantation

    2008-07-25T11:39:40Z

    Communist guerrillas have attacked a banana plantation in the southern Philippines, killing one and wounding three

  • Temporary respite from headache in grape sector
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    Temporary respite from headache in grape sector

    2008-07-25T09:39:52Z

    The grape trade continues to throw up difficulties for those involved in commercialisation of the product in the UK, but the next period looks likely to be more settled, although trends for the long term may cause more headaches. Kathy Hammond reports.

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    EU reforms won’t mean easier ride

    2008-07-25T09:35:30Z

    It has always seemed to me that when the national media are short of copy about the fresh produce industry, they turn their

  • Banana regime impasse
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    Banana regime impasse

    2008-07-24T11:01:02Z

    Negotiations at WTO level on the long-running banana dispute between the EU and Latin American countries were still overshadowing the Doha round of trade talks in Geneva on Wednesday.

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    AgroFair launches juice and purée service

    2008-07-24T09:01:02Z

    Fairtrade fruit specialist AgroFair UK has launched a dedicated service for the sale and marketing of fruit juices and purées from Fairtrade fruit growers.

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    White Zim farmer to sue minister

    2008-07-23T16:01:01Z

    A White Zimbabwean farmer is preparing to sue a Zanu (PF) minister for stealing bananas worth around £7,500 from his Eastern Highlands farmland.

  • Family food bills to rise £1,000 a year
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    Family food bills to rise £1,000 a year

    2008-07-22T07:01:01Z

    Families could be set to spend at least an extra £1,000 on food shopping every year, a new study has found.

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    ACP countries angered by EU banana proposals

    2008-07-18T15:23:35Z

    African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) nations have claimed the compromise solution put forward by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to alter the existing EU banana import regime puts their production in “irreversible jeopardy”.

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    New vessel for African trade

    2008-07-17T13:01:01Z

    Compagnie Fruitiere's Africa Express Line (AEL) inaugurated a new vessel last month increasing its fleet to eight

  • EU prepares to reduce banana tariff
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    EU prepares to reduce banana tariff

    2008-07-17T10:08:49Z

    The European Commission said on Wednesday it was prepared to compromise in its long-running banana trade dispute with Latin America, to further along World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations.

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    Costa Ricans look to UK

    2008-07-17T08:01:01Z

    Representatives from Costa Rica were out in force in Europe this week within the framework of the fourth round of negotiations of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union.

  • Wibdeco says farmers are better off under its new arrangement
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    Wibdeco branching out

    2008-07-12T10:01:01Z

    Windward Islands banana exporter Wibdeco is branching out into other produce lines and sources.