Banana

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 many ways jackfruit is a funny old fruit. This spiky tropical colossus is the largest tree fruit in the world, weighing up to 45kg and measuring as much as 100cm long. It has a distinctive, musky smell and an unusual flavour – said to be like a combination of apples, pineapples, mangoes,
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The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has criticised German discount group Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas for less than €1. read more

Of all the challenges facing banana growers in Latin America today, including Fusarium TR4 and climate change, the most profound problem is the lack of fair pricing, said the Guatemalan spokesperson for the Latin American Banana Task Force, Julio Mérida. read more

Last year, the organic industry was confronted with various challenges. This year, too, the situation seems to remain tense. When asked, communications manager Lisa Kadagies of lehmann natur told us how this has affected organic bananas as well as organic limes for the company. read more

The EU banana production forecast for 2023 stands at 230.000 tons for Spain, 134.902 tons for France (Martinique and Guadeloupe), 1.496 tons for Cyprus and 925 tons for Greece. read more

Freskbana S.A., a banana exporting company based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, reported: “Exceptional 68% sales growth in the first two months of 2023. We plan to expand our operations, and we are busy with an ongoing process of implementing the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system,” states
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Heavy rains in northern Peru are affecting the harvesting of crops including mangoes, table grapes, avocados and organic bananas. read more

Northern Peru, and with it the production of organic bananas, avocados, mangoes and grapes, was hit hard by Cyclone Yaku, which brought heavy rains. As a result, the hoped-for export target of 10 billion US dollars might not be reached, eurofruit reports. read more

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador and parts of the North of Peru, this past weekend (Saturday, 18 March 2023) did not affect banana production, producers and exports say. Instead, heavy rains destroyed infrastructure and reduced production somewhat as efforts to repair the damage are
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Vietnam’s top banana exporting province Đồng Naiis expected to ship 25% more of the fruit this year, reaching over half a million tons. Bananas are one of the province’s main export products, with 80% of the annual output sold abroad. Đồng Nai has 13,419 ha of banana plantations. read more

The 2023 Wuxi Marathon started on March 19th at Taihu Lake. Dole, a century-old fruit brand, has provided healthy fruit and vegetable energy support for the "Cherry Blossom Marathon" for seven consecutive years, helping 33,000 runners to compete on the banks of Lihu Lake. read more

Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police Director, Colonel Edgar Cárdenas, has announced the discovery of more than 1.6 tons of cocaine hidden among a shipment of bananas en route to Belgium from the Uraba port in Antioquia. The seizure resulted in disrupting illegal financial activities of the drug
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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

Banana availability in South Africa has tightened as a result of the flooding in the southern parts of Mozambique last month. read more

Colombia’s banana exports fell 2.7% to 108 million 20-kilogram boxes last year, the head of banana growers’ association told Reuters on Tuesday, citing inclement, rainy weather and difficult international markets due to the war in Ukraine. 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

Heuer Logistics has had experience in the field of fruit handling for 55 years now. Although the Bremerhaven-based group of companies is now active in several business areas, it still handles tons of bananas and the like every year. At two locations, in Bremerhaven and Hamburg, the logistics
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Usually present in the “overseas” area of the Paris Agricultural Show, the banana of Guadeloupe and Martinique was located in the “plant crop” area this time. After two years of absence, this change has allowed the French banana to gain visibility alongside the interprofession and all
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The demand for environmentally responsible products continues to grow and the food industry is responding to this trend with new products and processes that have a lower environmental impact than their predecessors. read more