All Colombia articles – Page 21
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Colombian banana workers strike
Colombian banana workers are on strike over pay and conditions in the country’s key growing regions, causing importers to look for alternative sources.
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Now not the time to discount banana trade
With retailers pushing discount brands during the economic slowdown, life has become more challenging for banana companies
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Banana talks making “good progress”
Negotiators from the EU and Latin America are confident of reaching a deal to reduce Europe’s banana import tariff by July
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Cencosud plots US$200m investment
The Chilean group is planning to invest in expansion and store improvements through 2009, according to media reports
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Service restructuring for Hamburg Süd
The German group has revealed that it is altering its Europe-Australia/New Zealand Trident Service
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Colombia ships first avocados to Europe
After lengthy negotiations, Colombia avocado producers have carried out their first shipments of the fruit to Europe
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Chiquita denies Colombian deaths liability
The banana group is looking for the dismissal of lawsuits claiming that money paid to Colombian paramilitary groups was connected to deaths and kidnappings in banana-growing regions
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Casino delivers "satisfactory" Q4
The French group saw growth of 3.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008, with full year sales up 14.9 per cent
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Canada signs Colombia trade deal
Canada and Colombia have inked a new free trade deal for a variety of products, including fresh produce
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EU banana talks could start afresh
Discussions between the EU and Latin American banana exporters could return to square one when World Trade Organisation talks resume
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BA launches Colombian service
The new service will benefit from a recently launched cooling facility in Bogota
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Colombia feels currency crunch
The revaluation of the peso could see losses in excess of US$900,000 for the agriculture sector
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Colombian base for Hamburg Süd
Country branch of the German group to establish its head office in Bogota
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Daabon bananas to go carbon neutral
Colombia’s leading organic banana supplier aims to cut to zero its carbon dioxide emissions by 2013
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Transport costs restrict Latin American trade
A recent study has revealed trade in the region could increase by over 20 per cent if freight costs were reduced by just 10 per cent
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Chiquita Brands called for questioning
Managers from Chiquita and its Colombian partners are to appear before a Colombian prosecution over deals made with a local paramilitary group
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Colombia gives thumbs up to LAN Chile
The Chilean airline could operate a new Colombian cargo affiliate as early as 2009
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Chile mulls Colombia berry potential
Colombia presents a lucrative opportunity for Chilean berry firms to invest in local production
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Certification breakthrough for papayas
Papaya production in five Colombian towns will be declared free of fruit fly by the end of the year
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Colombia compensates exporters
The government has unveiled an aid package for exporters hit hard by the fall in the US dollar