All Costa Rica articles – Page 2
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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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ArticleCosta Rica reaffirms commitment to sustainable banana production
Industry marks 30th anniversary of Banana Environmental Commission by setting out new green pledges
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ArticleCosta Rican pineapple and banana exports bounce back
Strong European demand and favourable climatic conditions fuel double-digit increase in exports in first half of 2023
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NewsEU exports to Latin America “limited”
Fepex reports that exports came to just under 360,000 tonnes in 2022, compared with imports of 7.4m tonnes
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ArticleCamposol targets Latin American expansion
Company goes for growth in Latin American markets in new diversification drive
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NewsFyffes opens Costa Rica packhouse
New facility designed to minimise bruising to fruit, increase packaging capacity through multiple processing lines, reduce water consumption and improve occupational health
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ArticleCountdown begins for Corbana’s International Banana Congress
More than 600 delegates from 20 countries will meet in Miami to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities facing the sector
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ArticleDole launches ‘sweetest pineapple ever’
Costa Rica-grown Dole Golden Selection Pineapples said to have ’a deeper golden colour, more aromatic fragrance and sweeter and juicier tropical flavour’
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ArticleTropiWorld gets growing in exotics
Exotics specialist TropiWorld is increasingly expanding into production, as it sees demand blossom for exotic roots, vegetables and fruits
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ArticleColombia launches second Plastics Pact in Latin America
Country commits to transforming all plastic packaging to reusable, recyclable or compostable formats
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ArticleLatAm Taskforce ramps up pressure on CSR commitments
Banana producers and exporters gather in Berlin to rally stakeholders on the theme of shared responsibility
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ArticleDutch duo bring fresh melon expertise to United Fruits
New venture LEFresh has spent the past six months developing a melon business for the company, sourcing from Costa Rican supplier Rica Fruta
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VideoWorld of Fresh Ideas · Franka Rodriguez, Aldi South
In the first episode of Fruitnet’s World of Fresh Ideas interview series, Aldi South’s direcior of global sourcing talks about the group’s efforts to ensure a living wage for banana growers, and its plan to take similar steps for suppliers of other products including pineapples
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ArticleIDH supports Belgian retailers on living wages
The Sustainable Trade Initiative is backing the collaborative approach on living wages in the banana supply chain pursued by a coalition of Belgian retailers
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ArticleFresh Del Monte launches carbon-neutral pineapple
Group to sell fruit under Del Monte Zero brand after success of carbon sequestration project in Costa Rica
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ArticleFyffes assesses LatAm farm communities
Fresh produce leader completes community needs assessements for 100 per cent of its Latin American farm neighbourhoods
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ArticleRetailers under pressure over ‘unfair’ banana prices
European retail value chains are still unsustainable, say suppliers, despite previous agreement on concept of fairness
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ArticleCosta Rica sets out stall as premium supplier to UK retailers
The opening of a new trade office in London signals its renewed focus on the UK market with a diverse portfolio of products
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ArticleAldi commits to more sustainable banana price
German discounter says the banana prices it pays to its suppliers will be fairer and more accurately reflect sustainable production costs
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ArticleExtreme weather: fruit companies must ‘create resilience’
Peter Stedman, director of sustainability at Chiquita, considers the climate challenge in the context of wider sustainability efforts