bananas

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...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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),...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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,...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Fyffes launches North American ad campaign

PRESS RELEASE CORAL GABLES, FL, Oct. 7, 2019 – Fyffes BB #:111359, one of the largest tropical produce importers and...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican officials tout their response to Panama disease on bananas

In an article published by Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), the National Health Service, Food Safety Quality...

6 years ago 2 minute read
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