Banana

Ecuador continues to see stable growth in its banana exports. The volume of cumulative exports in April reached 133.1 million boxes, 4.6% higher than at the same point in 2022 (127.3 million boxes), according to the latest AEBE data. The EU remains the main market (31.0%) followed by Russia
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The European campaign was launched in May 2022 and is now entering its second of three years. Under the motto "Life is better", the inter-professional umbrella organisation Interfel, together with the banana industry association AIB, the Irish Food Board Bord Bia, and the
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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

For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation developed and tested effective approaches to this using bananas and pineapples from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic as examples,
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The spring brings the beginning of some long-awaited Spanish fruit seasons, which have already started with some delay in each segment. read more

Consumption of overseas items, such as bananas, traditionally declines somewhat in the summer. "From February to May, we are usually at full capacity in this area, as a lot of fruit is consumed and therefore transported during these months. Due to the persistent cold weather, the transport
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Bananas may be a shopping basket staple but they are not the most exciting item in the produce aisle. While the past few years have brought a wealth of new varieties and flavours in other categories like berries or grapes, little has changed in the case of the humble banana. In fact, you could
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A banana of the Cavendish variety, genetically modified by Queensland University of Technology and highly resistant to Panama disease TR4, has been submitted to the Australian government for approval, Fruitnet reports. read more

To this end, the project will focus on defining a specific biological control strategy for pests affecting banana cultivation in the Canary Islands and testing new pest control tools with favourable toxicological and environmental profiles. read more

After Mango, Pineapple, Banana and the recent Prune, theFrullà Puro line is enriched with a new original reference presented as a preview at the recent TuttoFood: Pescabianca®. Only pure peach has been used for this fresh fruit smoothie,
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During April 2023 consumers in world markets enjoyed about 5.81 million, that is an increase of 4,56%, more boxes of bananas from Ecuador compared to April last year (2022.) read more

For the past decade, Panama Disease TR4 has cast a long shadow over the global banana business and Gert Kema of Wageningen University and Research, a leading authority on Panama Disease had a stark warning for delegates at the 2023 International Banana Congress: It is impossible to stop it from
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SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of its agricultural operations. read more

A total 270 kilograms of cocaine were intercepted by Customs in two containers loaded with bananas. These were intercepted at Malta Freeport, sailing from Ecuador to Slovenia. read more

New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami – one using the technology to accelerate the conventional breeding process and the second to develop a
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Fusarium TR4 has galvanised the banana industry like never before. The evolution of joint strategies to contain its spread and develop disease resistant varieties have accelerated as the fungal strain has advanced from Asia to Africa and, more recently, into Latin America. read more

Ecuador’s banana and other industries have done the homework with a free trade agreement (FTA) signed with China, but now they have a slightly longer waiting period before they can enjoy the benefits. The delay comes after Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly
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Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers. read more

Almost 600 members of the global banana business gathered in Miami this week for the IXth International Banana Congress organised by the National Banana Corporation of Costa Rica (Corbana). read more