Banana

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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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

As a global agricultural company, Chiquita is aware of its responsibility for the tropics - the climate zone where the company has grown its bananas for more than a century due to the conditions. With the 'Behind the Sticker' approach, Chiquita is
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In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. read more

In week 23, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight showed an improving performance, compared to previous weeks, and a narrowing gap compared to Lcc. At the channel level, discountritrit returns to be the best performing, after a first part of the year of stagnation. Among the
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The executive director of the Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Proconsumidor), Eddy Alcántara, has been speaking about the reasons for the shortages of some products in the Dominican Republic, depending on the year’s season, as is the case with bananas. He stated: “Every
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On 24 and 25 June the 2023 edition of Swimtheisland Sirmione dedicated to open water swimming is scheduled, which as every year returns to animate the heart of the medieval village on Lake Garda.Dole Italia participates in the sports event as a technical partner, to support and
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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 no other product category is spoilage and thus waste as high as in overseas goods such as bananas, mangos, avocados and co. Due to the long transport routes, tons of fruit exotics end up in the garbage can every year, whether by the consumer or during the supply chain. AgroSustain SA, which
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An organic farming enthusiast in Kenya has been looking at the humble banana to make wine from it. The fermentation process was quite lengthy to achieve the desired result, lasting northwards of two and a half months. She described the drink as sweet: "Sweet ripe banana aroma too and just in
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This Wednesday, a herd of eight elephants has devastated over 1,100 banana trees at Varapalayam near Thadagam. According to sources, the animals entered the farmland after midnight. The farmer alleged that Forest Department staff did not turn up to drive away the animals despite being informed
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of the banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce wholesale prices relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale prices of bananas in Uzbekistan are now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova.
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Bananas are rich in carbohydrates and potassium, contain vitamins A, C and B complex, in addition to calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc and sodium. A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) points out that bananas are the population's favorite, in addition to being one
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