Banana
Climate change poses “enormous threat” to banana business
2024-03-12 10:00
Banana prices will increase during the next few years as a global rise in temperatures makes it even harder for the industry to tackle plant diseases like Fusarium Wilt TR4.
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Does the banana know no crisis? This is what emerges from the data analysed by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor, from which, over a five-year period, the volumes consumed by the various channels grew by a total of 30 points in volume against a 12% increase in prices. In particular, it
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Climate change and disease are posing significant threats to global banana supplies, with implications for costs, according to Pascal Liu, senior economist at the World Banana Forum. The industry is facing challenges from severe weather and diseases like Fusarium Wilt TR4, which are exacerbated
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In a significant development for the agricultural sector of Andhra Pradesh, the state's first Banana Integrated Pack House was inaugurated at the Market Yard in Pulivendula. The facility, inaugurated by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is designed to enhance trading opportunities for local
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Limiting entry to new fresh banana producers
2024-03-12 00:00
The banana industry presents challenges beyond the ordinary. Global issues such as climate change, inflation, and a market predominantly controlled by a handful of major players bring significant adversities to farmers and workers on a global scale. "With spiking production costs combined with
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Bananas from Belize average at £1.02: up 16% compared to last week
2024-03-12 00:00
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. The current average week prices of bananas were at
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German discount chain Penny says it has become the first retailer in the world to eliminate single-use packaging from its organic banana supply chain.
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UK supermarkets have been hit with a shortage of bananas
2024-03-11 00:00
Oldest Waitrose in Britain gets a contemporary new lookWaitrose Temple Fortune has just reopened its doors after a six-week closure period following a full refurbishment bringing a modern look and feel to this much loved North London store. The shop has gone through a significant transformation -…
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In February, Costa Rica's State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) and a banana company interested in exporting to Chile received inspectors from Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) for an audit that could open this market for Costa Rican bananas. This inspection is part of the efforts to
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“Calculating base wages in the Fairtrade Standard for Fresh Fruits, applicable for banana companies only”
2024-03-11 00:00
The Pricing Unit has published the explanatory document "Calculating base wages in theFairtrade Standard for Fresh Fruits, applicable for banana companies only ". The publication provides guidance for the implementation of requirement 3.1.2 of theStandard for Fresh Fruit and reflects the updated
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Disease-resistant banana could be Costa Rica’s first GM product
2024-03-10 00:00
Researchers in Costa Rica are expected to release the country’s first-genome edited product, a disease-resistant banana variety, later this year.
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Côte d’Ivoire banana industry makes progress on living wage
2024-03-08 16:00
Banana exporting companies and trade unions in Côte d’Ivoire have reached an historic agreement on living wages. The deal, which is the product of a three-year programme coordinated by Banana Link with the support of retailers and the Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH, is between the four
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Banana producers pile pressure on European retailers
2024-03-08 11:00
The leading banana associations of Latin America and the Caribbean have called for European retailers to simplify certification schemes and stop dragging their feet when it comes to implementing a fairer banana pricing policy.
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Retailers adopt FairTrade label for banana sustainability
2024-03-08 00:00
Retailers adopt the FairTrade methodology to calculate the fair price, which takes into account efforts for environmental sustainability and fair wages, so that the costs do not only fall on the producers. Banana producer and exporter associations call for this
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Banana producers and exporters of Latam and Caribbean urge retailers to adopt FairTrade
2024-03-08 00:00
The associations of producers and exporters of banana in Latin America and the Caribbean, hope that, within the framework of the Fourth Global Conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) that will take place in Rome between March 11 and 14, 2024: Retailers, within the framework of shared
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Total safe banana cultivation solution in the works
2024-03-08 00:00
Bananas, the world's fourth most cultivated food crop, are under serious threat. That is from diseases like Moko, Black Sigatoka, and, above all, the relentless, rapidly advancing fungus TR4. A diligent search for a resistant variety is underway, but a solution is needed to safeguard
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Pakistan bans the export of onions and bananas
2024-03-07 15:00
With immediate effect and until the end of Ramadan, the export of bananas to Iran and Afghanistan will be suspended or restricted. The export of onions to countries in the Middle East and the Gulf region will also be stopped. These instructions were issued to the
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Dutch study unveils findings on genomic diversity and evolution of Fusarium oxysporum
2024-03-07 00:00
Recent research led by Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research, with contributions from six KeyGene scientists, has unveiled significant findings on the genomic diversity and evolution of the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum, which causes Fusarium Wilt in bananas. This study,…
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Dole bananas increasingly sporty between Milan and Lake Trasimeno
2024-03-07 00:00
Sunday, 10 March presents itself as an unmissable opportunity for sports enthusiasts with the holding of two significant events. In the heart of Sempione Park in Milan, the 34th edition of the Sempione Trophy, a race organised annually by Road Runners
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The banana market is a volatile one and according to Mr. Ricardo Guedes, general director of Portuguese banana trader Franol, retailers are hyper aware of any small changes going on in the market: "The market for conventional bananas in Europe appears to have reverted back to old trends in terms
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