Banana

Ecuador’s banana exports from January to May were up by 2.43% year-on-year, from 158.92 million boxes in the first five months of 2022 to 162.78 million boxes this year, according to the latest data published by the AEBE. The European Union (30.89%), Russia (23.73%) and the Middle East
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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. read more

In week 25, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €125/100 kgs in France. read more

The banana packages were a perfect hiding place for cocaine, so much so that they had come to contain more than 6 tonnes. read more

Dole Italia will launch a high-visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. The protagonist will be its branded vehicle, recognisable by a giant Banana Premium: the pickup will be positioned at the entrance to the central aisles of the structures. The tour read more

Perfection Fresh’s approach to offering more choices for growers and consumers has been highlighted in its banana category as the wider Australian industry battles the spread of Panama TR4 disease. read more

This year, the sector will celebrate 5 years as the official supplier and official banana of the Tour de France. After arriving at the world's biggest cycling race in 2018 as sponsor of the team, the French banana has been the official banana of the Tour de France since 2019, spreading its
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The laboratory-created 'super banana' to combat vitamin A deficiency comes from Uganda. Reporting the news is National Geographic, which points out that the deficiency of essential elements (such as vitamins) is a widespread problem in many developing countries,
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Banana supplies out of Central and South America are into their annual “lull” in supplies. “We’re at a low point for the next 10 weeks and it should pick up after then and get back to normal supply levels. Then we’ll be down again in December and January,” says Andy Thomas-Stivalet
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Fresh Del Monte launches a range of Hpp (High Pressure Processing) juices on the Italian market without added sugar (almost a prerequisite for new products in the segment). High Pressure Cold Pressing preserves the nutritional qualities read more

The world banana leader, Ecuador, is not done growing exports yet. They are aiming to triple exports to China over the next decade once the new free trade agreement starts. “Our expectation is to triple banana exports from Ecuador to China to 600,000 tons per year,” declares Ing. Richard
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The Costa Rican banana and pineapple producer Grupo Acón is responding toallegations made by a labour union(pubilshed on 21 June, 2023) SITRAP that a third-party contractor hired to oversee hiring practices at two of their farms violated worker rights. read more

The Spanish Guardia Civil, aided by Europol, has dismantled a criminal network involved in the multi-ton trafficking of cocaine from South America to the EU. During various operations, 8 locations in Cádiz and Málaga were searched, 13 people were arrested, and seizures included: 6.5 tons of
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Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully Valley in 2015. Since then, it has been successfully contained to just eight properties through a
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A brand leader in the organic baby food segment, Alce Nero has consolidated experience in the baby food market, experience that translates into high quality products, production processes, and, first and foremost, raw materials, strictly organic and of origin
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Dole Italia, a leading producer and distributor of premium quality fresh fruit, is launching a high-visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets in Italy, in which its branded vehicle will be the big star: recognisable by a Banana
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More than 75% of Saint Lucia’s banana and plantain crops were destroyed as Tropical Storm Bret hit the island on June 22. Minister for Agriculture Alfred Prospere has stated that in recent months, Saint Lucia has been unable to grow enough bananas to meet international demand. Now, this is a
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Ugandan scientists have developed a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in the body, that its flesh has a distinctive orange tint. read more

Spanish police officials have busted an Albanian criminal organisation that tried to smuggle €175-million worth of cocaine into Europe, hidden in a shipment of bananas. The cargo arrived into the Port of Malaga, before being transported to Alicante when it was seized by officers from the Udyco
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In 2021, €477 million were invested in advertising food and beverages, a figure that does not include the distribution and catering sector, which allocated a further €455.8 million to advertising. This figure exceeds money spent on promoting cars, banks, beauty products, fashion items, and
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