Banana news archive – Page 65
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière renames subsidiaries
Following the split between Dole and Compagnie Fruitière, the latter has brought its French, UK, Spanish and Portugese divisions under its own banner
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ArticleIvorian bananas hit by major floods
Côte d'Ivoire has suffered from severe floods these past few days, leaving a huge area of banana plantations destroyed
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ArticleCocaine worth £25m found in UK banana consignment
Around 150kg of the Class A drug found in specially-designed plastic bananas hidden among real fruit in UK warehouse
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ArticleChina's banana harvest at ten-year low
China’s domestic banana production is forecast to be one of the lowest in ten years, offering little competition to imported varieties
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ArticleCorbana welcomes Bayer’s “green band” nematicide
New solution, developed in Costa Rica, causes less harm to the environment and the health of workers
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ArticleRecord year for Aussie bananas
The Banana Growers Council is expecting Australian banana production to reach a record high over the past financial year
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ArticleDole reorganises CSR division
Sylvain Cuperlier leaves group following decision to dissolve global corporate responsibility and sustainability unit
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ArticleRastoder strikes deal with Agrokor
Slovenian fruit supplier Rastoder has reached a co-operation agreement with Croatia's Agrokor
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ArticleBristol man grows bananas
Retired chef successfully grows banana tree outside his flat, aided by the UK's mild winter
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ArticlePotential for new Philippine banana variety
Researchers claim lacatan variety is highly resistant to banana bunchy top virus
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ArticleSpreafico founder passes away aged 81
Francesco Spreafico started company in 1963 and helped turn it into one of Italy's leading fresh produce suppliers
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ArticleSigns of recovery for Jamaican bananas
Agriculture minister Roger Clarke confirms the first banana shipment for two years has been sent to the UK
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ArticlePhilippine exporters target US market
Future “looks bright” for banana and mango trade into North America, according to BPI director
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ArticleAll Good Organics wins global award
New Zealand importer-exporter honoured with title of world’s fairest trader at awards ceremony in Germany
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ArticleTen produce stories for World Cup 2014
Whet your appetite for the festival of football in Brazil while still doing something you can class as fresh produce-related
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ArticleHarley to take BanaBay up a gear
Management and sales veteran Harley Williams joins Birmingham-based banana brand as business development manager
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ArticleDole Europe starts Yonanas promotion
Competition has been launched on the group's website and Facebook pages to win ice cream machines
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ArticleAntwerp welcomes Ecuador bananas
Belgian facility is first port of call for modified MSC European container rotation
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ArticleUGPBAN clashes with Auchan
UGPBAN is taking legal action against Auchan after the latter included Antilles bananas in its cut-price promotion in France
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ArticleBanaBay eyes Chinese market
Global fruit grower-distributor BanaBay is looking to expand its presence in China, making its first appearance at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong later this year