Banana

September is the month in which we start again: school begins, sports activities resume and we return to the commitments of the daily routine. F.lli Orsero presents, for the occasion, a special edition dedicated to bananas, the perfect snack to fill up with energy and tackle
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F.lli Orserocelebrates the return to school with a new special edition dedicated to bananas, the perfect snack for a burst of energy. Nine different subjects, three in each tray read more

With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

With the aim of making the banana value chain more competitive and sustainable, the Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) is preparing for its 20th international convention, Banana Time 2023. read more

Hamburg-based Dole Europe GmbH (not to be confused with Dole Europe BV, based in the Netherlands) has added a new type of home-compostable sticker to the bananas it sells in northern Europe. read more

Aldi has dropped the price of a wide range of fruit and veg lines. read more

Equifruit, the North American leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, has announced that its director of sales and marketing, Kim Chackal, has become an owner of the company. Equifruit’s president, Jennie Coleman, retains a majority share. read more

In week 35, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €102/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the French paid €110 per 100 kgs. read more

The Ecuadorian Banana Cluster (EBC), made up of the country’s main banana associations, has issued a statement highlighting the extensive security efforts the industry makes following a recent report that drug cartels are using the banana industry to ship cocaine to international markets. read more

Ecuador's Banana and Plantain Cluster has made a statement regarding insecurity and has asked people to avoid spreading misinformation about the sector. read more

Exports of Ecuadorian bananas from January to July this year totalled 220.85 million boxes, up 6.4% from the 2022 total of 207.56 million boxes over the same period. According to AEBE data, there was a rising trend in the global consensus of value chain experts, going from 40.00 in week 27 to
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ALDI celebrates its 1st anniversary of the new banana sustainable sourcing model read more

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

High temperatures in summer accelerate the ripening of bananas, which, in turn, causes a shortening of their commercial life because they tend to turn black earlier than in times of lower temperatures. read more

Costa Rica’s banana exports rose by 19% in the first half of 2022 compared to a year-earlier, according to the latest trade data from Procomer. Meanwhile, pineapple exports were up by 13% over the same period, as improved weather conditions favoured harvests of both crops. read more

“Life Is Better with vegetables, fruit and bananas” is the slogan of the European communication campaign aimed at millennials that was launched last year and will run again this year. read more

Spanish customs officials and National Police have confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date: 9.5 tons hidden in a banana freight container originating from Ecuador. The drugs were found on Wednesday in the southwestern port of Algeciras in a refrigerated container among a cargo
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Yesterday, the Filipino Department of Trade and Industry reported that a company signified its interest to increase banana exports to Europe. Villa Socorro, a social enterprise based in Pagsanjan, Laguna, signified interest as its banana exports have attracted buyers from the European Union. read more

Kazakhstan is seeking to become a player in the banana market, opening industrial-scale cultivation for the first time, as reported by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. The banana plantations are located in the Turkestan Region (southern Kazakhstan). read more

It’s been a strange year in organic bananas from Mexico. “We usually have a lot of production during the summer months and that has not been the case. Production has slowed down quite a bit, at least in Mexico,” says Mayra Velazquez de León, president and CEO of Organics Unlimited. read more