Banana

Swiss textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants. The material is the latest version of a fabric made from the banana plant that Bananatex first launched in 2018. Bananatex developed the fabric by
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In 2023, a total of 81.77 million crates have been shipped up to September, in contrast to 2022, when exports reached 69.75 million crates, an increase of 17.22%. read more

In inflationary times, food is less affected than other categories and fresh fruit even less, as around 75% of consumers kept buying the same or more amount of fresh fruits. Speaking from the banana fields of their latest organic farm Finca San Jorge in Ecuador, Michaela Schneider, Fyffes
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The Protected Geographical Indication "Plátano de Canarias", which covers 100% of banana production in the archipelago, will from now on have a differentiated nomenclature within the European Union's customs code. This is reflected in the modification
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The Protected Geographical Indication "Plátano de Canarias", which encompasses 100% of the banana production in the archipelago, will now have a differentiated nomenclature within the European Union's customs code. read more

The loss of production caused in the wake of the eruption on the island of Palma generated a serious drop in consumption of Canary Islands bananas due to the lack of product and high prices. Many consumers opted for other products, and the total sale of bananas fell by 9% in Spain, the largest
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Scientists have spent years trying to unravel the domestication of the humble banana. Thanks to their efforts we now know what their remote ancestor looked like from 7,000 years ago. A year ago, a group of eight researchers from France, Belgium and Papua New Guinea published an extensive study
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Prices in the Volgograd region are steadily increasing, with vegetables experiencing a sharper rise than other products. According to statistical data, the weekly consumer price monitoring report has been published. read more

The cost of bananas, which has not gone up at all in the UK in the last three decades, could now be about to drop in a controversial move, made possible by Brexit. The price today, around 115p per kilo, is the same as it was in 1990. read more

Although Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) concedes that the EU is providing export opportunities for Philippine agricultural products such as coconut oil, bananas, pineapples, among others, it noted that local businesses need to meet ‘relevant requirements’ to tap into
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According to a recent report by the Banana Marketing and Export Association, Acorbanec, Ecuador exported a total of 273.03 million boxes of bananas from January to September 2023, i.e. 6.41% more than in the same period of 2022. read more

Turkish narcotics police officials have seized 610 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas from Ecuador. The detection was done in the southern province of Mersin. Three people, including the owner of the company that was to receive the banana shipment, have been detained in
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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

Chiquita presents the innovative Yelloway projectin collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) with the aim of producing bananas that are resistant to both pathogenic diseases, in particular Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka, and to
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Despite the cost of living crisis, the price of a bunch of bananas in British supermarkets is no higher today than it was three decades ago. Every country in the world with cheaper prices than the UK has its own producers of the fruit. read more

In week 42, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €104/100 kgs in the Netherlands. read more

The banana industry celebrates the growth of banana exports, but also faces major challenges such as climate change and security. read more

The Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) held their XX (20th) International Convention, Banana Time 2023, at the Hilton Colón Hotel in Guayaquil last week, from 24 to 27 October, 2023. read more

A haul of cocaine worth £10 million has been seized after divers found it underwater off the coast of Kent. The drugs, with a weight of 137 kg, were discovered by the Border Force National Deep Rummage Team in four large North Face holdalls at Sheerness Port on 14 October. read more

The Association of Ecuadorian Banana Exporters (AEBE) welcomed a host of influential guests to the 20th international Banana Time convention this week. read more