Banana

Croatia has introduced a new regulatory framework for the fruit and vegetable sector with the implementation of the Rulebook on Market Standards and Compliance Controls for fruit and vegetables, certain processed fruit and vegetable products, and the banana sector on 1 January. The regulation... read more

Chiquita announces Jiaqi Wang as the new artist for the upcoming edition of Pop by Nature, the campaign that for the third consecutive year brings together the brand of the iconic Blue Sticker banana with the language of contemporary pop art. read more

In southern Kazakhstan, in the Saryagash district, a local entrepreneur has successfully cultivated bananas and other tropical fruits in a 10-acre greenhouse, showcasing the region's potential for diverse agricultural production. read more

A new banana ripening facility has opened near the port of Antwerp in Zele, expanding ripening capacity in Belgium and serving customers in several European markets. The facility is the sixth ripening site within the company's network and is already operational, with containers of Yellow brand. read more

Ecuadorean banana exports grew by 3.9 percent to 378.41 million boxes in 2025, according to the Association of Ecuadorean Banana Exporters (Aebe). In its annual performance review, Aebe noted that after stronger momentum in the first half of the year, growth moderated and stabilized towards the year-end. read more

The Abkhazian Agricultural Institute has initiated an experiment to cultivate tropical fruits in controlled greenhouse conditions. The temperatures are kept at 20–25°C to enable the plants to acclimatize to the regional climate. Currently, the experimental greenhouse is home to eleven varieties of bananas and six... read more

Utsav Mevada of Avinya International, which exports G9 Cavendish bananas from Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, mentioned that India's banana exports are maintaining a steady pace due to demand from Gulf markets ahead of Ramadan. He highlighted that India produces around 33 to 34 million metric tons of bananas annually. read more

W południowym Kazachstanie, w okręgu Saryagash, lokalny przedsiębiorca z powodzeniem uprawia banany oraz inne owoce tropikalne w 10-akrowej szklarni, co dowodzi potencjału regionu do różnorodnej produkcji rolniczej. W szklarni obecnie uprawiane są banany gatunku Cavendish. read more

The European Union continues to be an important trading partner for Ecuador, especially in the field of agro-exports. Ecuador is enhancing its relationship with the Netherlands, a significant European logistics center, mainly for the export of bananas. Nonetheless, the country is progressively broadening its range of products. María Cecilia Gutiérrez, read more

The Regional Government of Piura, Peru, through the Regional Directorate of Agriculture (DRAP), has successfully initiated the process of organic banana crop rotation to prevent the spread of Fusarium, a pathogenic fungus that has caused significant damage to banana production and the economy. read more

While there is no consolidated data documenting the total number of farms or production volumes impacted by TR4, it is clearly a growing threat to the banana industry. Ecuador, the world's largest banana exporter, confirmed its first and only known case of TR4 in late 2025. Latin America's first… read more