Banana

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

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 week 32, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €98/100 kgs in the Netherlands. Prices in Belgium stood at €96/100 kgs, while the Italians paid €125/100 kgs and the French paid €104 per 100 kgs. read more

One of Australia’s largest banana growers Mackay Farming Group has listed its nine farms and total farming operations across the Tully and Lakeland regions of Far North Queensland for sale after 75 years of family ownership. read more

Banana producers in Colombia’s Urabá region have reached a historic agreement with the country’s biggest agricultural union, Sintrainagro, that stands to benefit 22,000 workers from 251 banana farms. read more

Banana exports from Costa Rica grew 19 per cent in the first half of 2022 compared to the year-earlier period according to the latest trade data from trade promotion agency Procomer. Pineapple exports increased by 13 per cent in the same period. read more

The main importing countries to the EU in terms of volume are Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Chile, while Peru leads in terms of value. The main exports are bananas, followed by avocados, mangoes, lemons and cranberries. read more

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and Guajira (ASBAMA) have drawn up a joint plan to combat the Fusarium FocR4T fungus. 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

Chiquita Brands company Great White Fleet has announced that it has increased its investment in Carrier Transicold PrimeLine container refrigeration units. read more

Tropical fruit producers in the Alanya district of Antalya are facing an uphill battle as sweltering temperatures endanger their harvest. The region, known for its abundant production of tropical fruits such as bananas, avocados, loquats, mangoes, papayas and dragon fruit, has been struggling
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