Banana news archive – Page 88
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ArticleDole Philippines prepares US shipment
With the USDA expected to issue the final ruling on Philippine banana exports in the first quarter of this year, Dole Philippines is preparing its first US shipment
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ArticleRebels damage Philippine plantation
Dole-Stanfilco have lost 15,000 banana palms in a raid on one of the company’s South-East Philippino plantations.
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ArticleEcuador raises banana box prices
Official prices per box have been increased but industry representatives warn a lack of control could see exporters failing to comply
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ArticleGuangxi banana production curves upward
Banana production in Guangxi has shot away and is challenging short Philippine supplies in the Chinese market.
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ArticleBanana rebuilding cost outstrips funding
Government funding and loan packages are not stacking up against the cost of rebuilding the Philippine banana sector
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ArticleBBC staff ban bananas from newsroom
Members of corporation's news team have reportedly requested that no-one keep or eat the fruit in certain parts of building
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ArticlePhilippines committed to core markets
Philippine banana exporters will still be able to service core markets as growers secure financing for the road to recovery
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ArticleEcuador to cut banana plantations
Agriculture ministry says up to 20,000ha will be removed in order to control supply and improve quality
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ArticlePhilippine bananas down 33 per cent
Typhoon Bopha may have cut Philippine banana exports back by one third to 100m boxes, according to industry estimates
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ArticleExport group offers Somalia banana hope
Fruit Som aims to export domestically-grown bananas and unite growers under one umbrella
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ArticlePhilippine banana loans fall short
Loans to banana growers hit by Typhoon Bopha from Philippine authorities will not cover the cost of rebuilding the industry
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ArticleCF reveals plans for Cameroon
French banana supplier Compagnie Fruitière announces need to reduce costs and increase production in West African country
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ArticlePhilippines postpones US banana shipment
The first shipment of Philippine bananas to the US has been postponed as exporters focus remaining volumes on core markets
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ArticleBopha damage estimates increase
Philippine banana damage estimates from Typhoon Bopha have been revised upwards to nearly 19,000ha
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ArticleGovernment assistance for Philippine growers
Government assistance is being extended to small banana growers in the Philippines following last week’s Super Typhoon Bopha devastation
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ArticleBopha strikes Philippine bananas
Banana industry faces huge recovery costs and export shortages after Typhoon Bopha claims an estimated 10,000ha of plantations
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ArticleChiquita set for Ecuador port move
The Port of Bolívar is anticipating more banana business from Chiquita Brands International following an expansion project at the facility
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ArticleAdobanano seeks banana funding
Hurricane-hit banana industry seeks loan to aid with farm renovations and improve competitiveness
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ArticleFyffes to import more Peruvian bananas
Company tells Peruvian newspaper it plans to increase volume of organic bananas it sources from region of Piura
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ArticleEcuador fines banana law offenders
Companies failing to pay the official price for banana boxes are being hit by hefty fines