AEBE
Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has established the price of a box of bananas at US$6.25 for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2022. The agreement […]
Mon 15/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
AEBE
The major Latin American banana producing countries have intensified their calls for European and US retailers to adopt a more realistic pricing structure in the face of spiralling production costs. […]
Wed 03/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
AEBE
In the framework of the XVIII International Banana Convention 2021, to be held from 27 to 29 October in the city of Guayaquil, representatives of the banana sector from Ecuador, […]
Thu 28/10/2021 by AEBE
FAO
The Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungus has been detected in a banana plantation in north-western Peru, according to local media sources. Josué Carrasco, general director of Peru’s Plant […]
Wed 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fyffes
Fyffes has become the first banana producer to receive the new 2020 version of the Rainforest Alliance certification, which deploys a new management system approach to environmental, labour, social and […]
Thu 14/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
La Unión Corp.
The Union Corp. and the Association of Organisations of Banana Producers of the Canary Islands (ASPROCAN) announced at the Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid the start of freezing tests of […]
Wed 13/10/2021 by LA UNION, translation by Richard Wilkinson
AEBE
The Bananatime2021 convention will be held in a hybrid format from 26-29 October at the Hilton Colón Guayaquil hotel, Ecuador. Meetings will be held with professionals from the Ecuadorian banana […]
Tue 07/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Good news in the banana sector as a breakthrough has been made in attempts to develop bananas with Fusarium resistance. The trials are conducted by a group of researchers at […]
Wed 18/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Label Investments has acquired Tropical Organic Growers, a leading Mexican marketer of organic bananas, reaffirming the firm’s commitment to organics. Alexandre Pierron Darbonne, founder and CEO of Label Investments, said: […]
Tue 10/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
