Banana news archive – Page 169
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ArticleBanana pricing dreamland
While banana prices on the wholesale markets have risen tentatively following the four-pronged attack of hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, any longer-term uplift at the supermarkets may well be the stuff of dreams.
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Earnings forecast to fall for Fresh Del Monte
Bad weather and low banana prices have led leading fruit supplier Fresh Del Monte Produce to cut its earnings forecast for the full year.
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ArticlePlant health check behind schedule
Amendments to the plant health directive, due to come into force January 1, 2005, are unlikely to be implemented on schedule.
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ArticleApples back on top
Apples are back in pole position when it comes to consumer spend on fruit, regaining the position from bananas with a 13 per cent rise in the last two years.
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Hurricane blows hacks off course
It is not often that journalists ask for or receive sympathy. But for most of us, covering the hurricane path of Ivan was a
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ArticlePink Lady benefits from misfortune
Bad weather might be causing problems in some parts of the world, but for Pink Lady producers, a spot of meteorological misfortune has paid handsome dividends.
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ArticlePathos the order of the day in Atlantic
Freshinfo charts the progress of producers in the Atlantic Basin, as they begin to assess the impact of the third major hurricane to blow through production areas
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Fyffes calls off talks with Bocchi
The much-rumoured merger of Fyffes with Italian marketers Bocchi has broken down.
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ArticleHi-tech revolution hits home
In this week’s focus on mangoes, Ed Bedington looks at the advantages of using Near Infra-Red technology, the improved conditions on the Indian market, and the increasing popularity of Fairtrade mangoes.
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ArticleIvan the terrible
Hurricane Ivan wreaked havoc this week across many Caribbean islands and then on to the southern tip of the US. Described as one of the top five hurricanes in the Atlantic basin’s history, it has destroyed banana plantations, following Charley’s and Frances’ destruction of the region’s citrus production. Anabella de Sousa reports.
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ArticleDel Monte expands UK operations
Del Monte has opened its first whoolly-owned UK banana ripening depot and extended its fresh cut capacity in this country.
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ArticleChiquita reports highs and lows
Chiquita has sold more banana volume globally in the quarter to date, but has revised its cost savings projections downwards due to pressure from supply chain costs.
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ArticleOrganic carrots for Yorkshire kids
The government's National Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is being rolled out to children in Yorkshire and Humber.
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ArticleChiquita bananas high tech packaging
Banana giant Chiquita has signed a deal which will see the use of high-tech packaging to extend the shelf life of its fruit.
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ArticleFyffes flies high in interim results
Pre-tax profits grew by 44 per cent in Fyffes interim results, as the Irish fruit giant outperformed market expectations.
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ArticleChiquita targets UK market share
Chiquita hopes to grab a 25 per cent share of the UK banana market with the opening of a £2 million state of the art ripening facility.
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ArticleFPC seminar to address plant health
The FPC is organising a seminar to analyse and discuss the impact on fresh produce businesses of implementation of revised Plant Health Regulations (2000/29/EC).
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ArticleMyers singles out retailers for banana criticism
The human cost of the banana wars on Caribbean growers is the focus of a new book by industry insider Gordon Myers.
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ArticleEach to its own
While competition remains fierce among UK retailers in own-brand development, there has been an obvious shift in strategy from cheap and cheerful private label to private label ranges that offer consumer lifestyle solutions particularly among UK grocers, reports Anabella de Sousa.