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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...
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...
Ecuador is on track to set a new banana export record
Ecuador exported more than 315 million boxes of bananas from January to October this year, representing a 7.24 percent increase...
What to expect in the banana market in 2021
An analysis of the banana market in 2020 show several volume spikes in the spring as retail adjusted to changing...
Del Monte to sell off $100 million in land, facilities
In a move the company says will better serve long-term growth, Del Monte Fresh Produce BB #:160808 plans to sell...
An End to Banana Nostalgia
Did bananas taste better a hundred years ago? Many people believe so. It’s widely assumed that the Gros Michel (or...
Mexican banana export value increases in first half of 2020
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Mexican banana exports totaled $141.1 million in the first half of 2020,...
Dole updates plan to battle TR4 banana disease
July 31, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dole Food Company BB #:124463 today shared the company’s most recent update on its...
Retail banana pricing is…bananas
Today’s Agtools Analysis is a topic that is near and dear to my heart: a detailed look at the banana...
U.S. banana average price up amid COVID-19
Overall retail pricing for bananas in the U.S. has increased 2 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the year...
Colombia keeps up banana output despite COVID-19, Panama disease
As the world’s fourth largest banana exporter, Colombia has maintained production despite threats from the coronavirus and Panama disease (R4T),...
Agricultural exports from Honduras to U.S. increase
Agricultural exports from Honduras to the United States continue to increase, with tropical fruits playing a large role. United States...
Financial report shows Del Monte’s shift away from banana focus
CORAL GABLES, FL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. BB #:111187 today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year...
Move over avocados, bananas are king in Mexico
Around Super Bowl Sunday, it feels like avocados are the only talked about fruit as consumption reaches beyond 100 million...
Fyffes partners The Masked Singer for banana promotion
CORAL GABLES, Fla., January 20, 2020 – As the premiere of the new season of The Masked Singer quickly approaches,...
The story behind ‘Yes, We Have No . . . Bananas’
The story of New York produce goes far back beyond Hunts Point. The city’s colorful history includes the Banana Docks...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 1, 2019
It’s time to talk bananas, Del Monte’s plans for retail in the U.S., Sprouts Farmers Market scaling back on store...
UN launches emergency project to address spread of banana disease
PRESS RELEASE: 3 October 2019, Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an emergency...
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