Banana news archive – Page 147
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ArticleBananas in potential shortage after Dean
Banana crops in the Caribbean will not recover fully until at least next year from the effects of Hurricane Dean, potentially leaving the European banana market to feel a shortage in the short term.
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Holding our breath in vain?
TNS Worldpanel figures released this week show that consumer spend slowed down in the 12 weeks to August 12, a statistic that
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Dean ravages Caribbean banana industry
Hurricane Dean has wiped out entire swathes of the banana crop on three small eastern Caribbean islands.
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ArticleStudy endorses schools scheme
The Schools Fruit and Vegetable Scheme has been strongly endorsed in a new study, which states that the programme is ‘an effective way’ of improving childrens’ diets.
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Bananas and pineapples to go carbon neutral
A ground-breaking project that aims to set up a carbon neutral supply chain for bananas and pineapples supplied from Costa Rica to Europe and the US was launched last week.
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ArticleColouring up summer eating
Children tucked into the free fruit and vegetables handed out by the Eat in Colour team on its 1,500 mile trip around the UK.
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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.