Banana news archive – Page 45
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ArticleAll change in Pratts technical team
Leigh Spanner has joined from Chingford while technical director Lucy Jordan has moved to a technical role at Morrisons
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ArticleQLD assists banana farm buyout
The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has received A$400,000 to assist with the closure of the Panama TR4 infected banana farm
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ArticleBanaBay's plantain plan
Fruit specialist targets the snack market in a move that could see it return to UK supply
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ArticleGM banana trial returns to NT
A five-year trial will begin in Australia’s Northern Territory to find Panama disease-resistant banana varieties
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière to expand organic banana production
Sainsbury’s, Co-op and M&S supplier will plant around 100ha of organic bananas in Ghana over next year to meet growing demand
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ArticleFirst dedicated pen for bananas released
Dole Japan has launched its latest innovation for the Tokyo marathon
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ArticleMEPs support banana safeguards
In the wake of Ecuador joining the EU-Colombia/Peru trade deal, MEPs have backed import surge safeguards for EU banana growers
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ArticlePeruvian bananas reach new markets
First shipment of Peruvian organic bananas arrived in Portugal last week
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ArticleFloods hit Philippine bananas
In a cruel twist of fate, floods have hit Philippine banana plantations recovering from several years of drought and typhoon damage
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ArticleChiquita launches new LA shipping service
The multinational says the new service will deliver fresher bananas to West Coast customers
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ArticlePhilippine volumes bounce back
After years of drought and devastation, Philippine banana and pineapple supplies are bouncing back in 2017
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ArticleDominica weighs up banana possibilities
Country considers restarting banana exports to the UK
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ArticlePeruvian banana exports soar
Production in northern Peru expanding as international demand for organic bananas continues to strengthen
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ArticleMaersk sees strong growth in Mexico
Bananas and avocados among the products fuelling a surge in refrigerated container trade
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ArticleTrade mourns loss of Karl Dürbeck
German importer was instrumental in developing Europe's overseas fruit imports over the past half century
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ArticleHamburg logistics firm extends its reach
Installation of new mobile crane aimed at coping with rise in number of fruit containers shipped aboard reefer vessels
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ArticleCameroon is ACP’s new top banana
It is the main African supplier of bananas to Europe thanks to success of EU investment programmes
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ArticleFyffes ripe for €751m takeover
Irish distributor is recommending that its shareholders approve buyout from Japanese banana giant looking to expand into new markets
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ArticleBananas grown in ice age conditions
A Japanese agri-business has successfully grown bananas using a freeze-thaw awakening method
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ArticleRipe opportunities in organic bananas
Post-Brexit exchange rates have pushed up prices, but the growing organics market is proving fruitful