bananas

Banana problems: A virus and European buyers

“If the situation doesn’t change, there is no future for banana production,” says Marike de Peña, a producer of organic...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Chiquita, General Mills & Yoplait team up for good nutrition

MINNEAPOLIS – A balanced breakfast can be key to getting good nutrition and starting the day off right. But too...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Amazon’s banana imbroglio

Amazon’s BB #:283186 success has been a double-edged sword for the online giant, as the company has faced scathing criticism...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Panamanian banana exports to grow

Panamanian banana exports are expected to end close to 21 million boxes for 2021, representing a 7 percent increase when...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Panamanian banana exports grow in 2021

Panamanian banana exports grew 7.1 percent so far this year, accumulating 242,840 tons. The director of the sector in the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Ecuadorian banana exports improved in July

Ecuadorian banana sales recovered in July, registering a record figure for the month over the last five years, as reported...

4 years ago 1 minute read

A bright future for tropical fruits

Every now and then, it’s a good idea to step back and look at the proverbial Big Picture. The recently...

4 years ago 4 minute read

The threatened Cavendish and its alternatives

It sounds as if it belongs in the infinite cache of rejected names for rock bands: banana extinction. Yet it...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Costa Rica takes the gold in 2020

Costa Rica was the top banana in 2020. The nation was the largest fresh or dried banana exporter in Central...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Sonic brings back banana pudding shake

OKLAHOMA CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sonic Drive-In adds a new, limited-time-only Banana Pudding Shake to its delicious dessert lineup, creating a creamy, sippable...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Fyffes releases sustainability report, commits to greenhouse gas emission reduction

Fyffes BB #:141492 first-ever sustainability report has been published today and includes 13 ambitious targets to fulfil Fyffes sustainability strategy,...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Ecuadorian banana exports decreased in Q1 2021

The Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor) released data showing a decrease in banana exports the first quarter of this year...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Longo’s commits to 100% Fairtrade bananas

TORONTO, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Longo’s Brothers Fruit Market BB #:154544 has become the first grocery retailer in...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Bananas and pineapples top Costa Rica’s exports in 2020

The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) released a preliminary report showing that bananas and pineapples together represented 16.2...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Costa Rican banana exports increased 7% in 2020

Costa Rica increased banana volume exports by 7 percent in 2020 generating a total of $1.12 billion despite the pandemic,...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh Del Monte partnership to work on disease resistant bananas

CORAL GABLES, Florida and BRISBANE, Australia: Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., BB #:111187 through its subsidiary Del Monte International GmbH,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Ecuador sets banana export record in 2020

Despite the pandemic, Ecuador managed to set a new banana export record reaching 380 million boxes in 2020. The export...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Panamanian banana exports grew in 2020 despite the pandemic

Panama’s banana growth last year couldn’t be slowed by a virus. The production and exports of bananas in the Baru...

4 years ago 1 minute read
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