All Guadeloupe articles
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CommentComment: A pivotal moment for the banana industry
Business urgently needs fair prices, mutual transparency, and a shift away from over-certification, says Banana Link’s international coordinator
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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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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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ArticleEU reaffirms banana price assurance
Commission seeks to reassure European growers that there will be no further cuts to import tariff
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ArticleUGPBAN stresses commitment to agroecology
Bananas from Guadeloupe and Martinique will highlight their environmental focus at this week’s Fruit Attraction show in the Spanish capital
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ArticleGuadeloupe bananas near organic status
Producers on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe expect to commercialise organically certified bananas in 2020
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ArticleUGPBAN launches banana for kids
The banana producers’ union for the French Antilles recently showed off its new child-friendly ’Banane Enfant’ in Paris
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ArticleBanana trade 'losing fight against TR4'
Leading authority on fungal disease threatening to wipe out Cavendish bananas says variety's days are numbered
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ArticleUGPBAN launches fair trade label
Small banana producers in Guadeloupe and Martinique are expected to benefit from the new “Banane française equitable” mark, not least with higher fixed prices
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ArticleFrench Antillean bananas take a hit
The French West Indian islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique have seen their banana plantations decimated by Hurricane Maria
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ArticleDunkirk counts cost of hurricanes
The port expects a loss of 200,000 tonnes of banana traffic from the Caribbean after Irma and Maria
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ArticleUGPBAN seeks import rule change
The French banana association has expressed concern over the differing organic standards governing exporters from within and without the EU
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ArticleUGPBAN invests in Dunkirk
The union is tying its bananas up in the colours of the French flag in order to further highlight the French origin of the product
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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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ArticleGuadeloupe PGI melons get first outing
The first campaign for Guadeloupe's PGI-certified melons is underway, with French minister Victorin Lurel attending the launch at Rungis
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ArticleGuadeloupe melons gain PGI
Melons grown on the French West Indian islands have been awarded PGI status, according to the INAO
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ArticleNew promotions for Antilles bananas
The new marketing campaign from UGPBAN stresses the Frenchness of bananas from the French Antilles
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ArticleBanana war persists, says APEB
APEB has warned that adoption of the Geneva agreement on bananas will not resolve the banana war
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ArticleUGPBAN targets children
UGPBAN has launched a new contest on its site, with youngsters the key target audience
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ArticleUGPBAN and Dunkirk reinforce ties
The French West Indian banana growers' union and the French port of Dunkirk have finally signed a new charter