All Colombia articles – Page 2
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ArticleColombian avocado shipments to US keep on growing
With the traviesa season peak underway, the US market can expect arrivals of more than 50 containers a week
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ArticleConsumers want greater support for avocado growers amid climate change threat
Charity Christian Aid calls for action on emissions as water stress in key production regions like Mexico, Spain and Chile leaves future of avocado supply in doubt
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ArticleColombian banana exports to bounce back
After last year’s drop in shipments, the country plans to increase banana exports in 2024
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AnalysisFruit Logistica: Avocados – the state of the market and data for optimised marketing
Dr Hans-Christoph Behr and Antonio Lizano studied avocado production, trade and more on day three of Fruit Logistica in Berlin
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ArticleKaufland defends low banana prices
Retailer responds to criticism from Latin American industry groups and argues sales price does not always reflect the amount paid to suppliers
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ArticleComment: Cheap bananas are here to stay
Unless the supply of bananas into European markets can be managed somehow, shippers in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean will always be at the mercy of retailers.
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ArticleKaufland accused of ‘predatory’ banana price strategy
Group of Latin American banana industry associations say retailer has abandoned its commitments on sustainable and ethical supply
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ArticleColombia leads the way in purple passion fruit
As the only country able to ship the product to Europe by sea, Colombia has stolen a march on its African rivals
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ArticleColombian avocados reaffirm their sustainability credentials
Corpohass signs up to the Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development
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CommentColombia’s blue dream is still alive
Colombia has the potential to become a key player in the global blueberry market
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ArticleStrong Super Bowl showing lifts January exports of Colombian avocados
Colombian Hass avocados continue to make inroads in the American market. The Andean nation shipped almost 1,500 tonnes of avocados to the US ahead of this year’s Super Bowl, an increase of 56 per cent on last year’s total. The figures helped lift January exports by 53 ...
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NewsColombian Hass avocado exports to US “surge”
Corpohass said shipments had increased more than 50 per cent year-on-year, driven by sales ahead of Super Bowl
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NewsSainsbury’s goes early on banana living wage contribution
UK retailer invests in living wages for banana workers three years ahead of industry commitment, and urges others to do the same
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ArticleEurope’s mango imports hit by El Niño
Volumes from Latin America into the Netherlands have seen a “huge decrease”, according to Anton Filipo of LBP Rotterdam
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NewsIPD promotes organic produce from emerging suppliers at Fruit Logistica
The Import Promotion Desk will present around 40 producers from South America, Africa and Ukraine in Berlin as it aims to connect buyers to new trading partners
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ArticleLatAm banana sector slams proposed new price cut by European retailers
Industry says the strategy of downward purchase prices should not be resumed
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ArticleChilean and Colombian suppliers form avocado alliance
Cabilfrut and Green SuperFood establish strategic partnership that could eventually see them sell avocados around the world under a single brand
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CommentIs the removal of tariffs on dollar bananas a betrayal of West African producers?
Reefer Trends editor Richard Bright explores whether abandoning the import tariff on Latin American bananas would amount to a betrayal of producers in West Africa, as the Afruibana trade body contests
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ArticleBanacol owner refutes drug trafficking claims
In a strongly-worded statement, GreenLand Group denies company’s involvement with the illicit trade
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ArticleColombian Hass avocados to headline at Territorio Aguacate
The conference and expo prepares to welcome the international avocado trade next month