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Sector | Bananas

Golden banana sales boom in Thailand

Sandra Monroy, CEO of Frutadeli

Ecuadorian bananas: expanding to Asia and beyond

Ecuadorian banana exports to Asia: production and quality in a context of climate challenges

How a drug trafficker used raw bananas to smuggle bhang in Kenya

Australia's first genetically modified banana taste test

Cameroon sees a 15% increase in banana exports in August 2024

Gene editing, classified as genetic modification in South Africa, offers best chance to develop BBTV resistance, researcher says

Banana bunchy top virus not identified in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province

Expanding the horizons for bananas in the Asian market

Suné Wiltshire – Du Roi Laboratory

Disease-free plant material gives African banana growers peace of mind

Strategies for boosting exports in agriculture in Pakistan

Potential for pineapple, citrus, mango and passion fruit cultivation

Uganda's plan to boost agricultural exports by 2028

Weekly banana price report

Banana prices seem stable compared to last week

Banana prices in Russia rise by 31%

Rusprodsoyuz suggests increasing banana imports from Guatemala to Russia

Intensified inspections yield drug bust in Dominican Republic

Kyrgyzstan increases banana imports from China in 2024

Manoel Motta, General Manager of Gustoo Tropical Fruits, Panama

Growing demand for Panamanian plantain in Europe

Damage of Hurricane Beryl to Jamaican banana and plantain sector assessed at $2.1 billion

A banana variety resistant to the Fusarium Race 4 fungus arrives in Peru

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Ecuador come in at £0.97 in the UK

Bananiv GmbH
Maksym Kovalenko, founder and managing director of Bananiv GmbH:

"It's a matter close to my heart to help preserve the banana supply chain in Ukraine"

Ecuadorian banana export variations in various markets

Two significant shipments of fresh produce to Barbados facilitated by DEXIA

Plátano de Canarias implements crisis management measures to avoid producer indebtedness

“Too early to see results of FTA between China and Ecuador”

Robert Greeve, Anaco & Greeve:

"Shorter summer dip than other years in banana market"

Ecuador’s banana industry congratulates Lidl UK for its commitment to living wage

Cambodian banana exports drop by nearly 21%

Cambodia sees downturn in banana exports in first seven months of 2024

Banana variety with a low glycemic index

Diabetic-friendly banana variety developed in Tiruchy

Thailand faces a surge in namwa banana prices due to hot season

Prices drop for producers while they remain unchanged on supermarket shelves

"The supply of bananas from the Canary Islands is still much higher than the demand"

Ecuador’s banana industry uses new free trade opportunity to increase volumes to China

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Ecuador come in at £0.99 in the UK

Philippine banana exports to China plummet

Lidl GB to launch industry-first tool to close living wage gap in banana supply chain

Ecuadorian banana producers lose $700,000 a week due to Moko

First bananas from own tree at Luik Natie

"Bananas at the reception desk are a nice calling card when you process so many every year"

Banana exports impact local markets in India

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.94: 2% rise from last week

Japanese honour Davao's banana pioneer Hikaru Miyake

Rio Grande do Norte's agribusiness on the rise

Potentially eliminating up to 17 percent import duties on Indonesian pineapples and bananas

Indonesia and Japan update economic partnership

Siamese banana cultivation elevates Quảng Ngãi's Sơn Tây district

Typhoon Gaemi's impact on Taiwan agriculture

Crops losses estimated at $58.3 million

Botswana extends import ban to include South African oranges

"2024 allowed us to start recovering from the last four hard years in the banana sector"

Organic banana supply remains stable, despite shortages

Greek coast guard intercepts cocaine hidden in banana shipment from Ecuador

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.92: 9% drop from last week

Jamaica's banana sector:

Losses due to Hurricane Beryl estimated at $2.1 billion

Global banana industry benefiting from South African laboratory’s three decades of attention to detail

Pakistan

Sindh Agriculture University proposes joint research with China on banana disease

Compagnie Fruitière expands with new office in Poland

“Poland is a very promising market”

Shortage of plantain in Jamaica following Hurricane Beryl

Nicolas Marraud des Grottes, president of UGPBAN

Highly appreciated and anticipated event

Banana Board points to pest risks in Jamaica post-Hurricane Beryl

Sniffer dogs find 6.23 tons of cocaine in Ecuadorian banana shipment

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia priced at £1.32

Canary Islands banana subsector debates measures proposed for a new regulatory decree

"We fear that if there was another crisis, we may lose between 1,000 and 1,500 producers"

The Black Stuff proves effective in controlling Tropical Race 1 pathogen in bananas

First container of plantains exported from Guatemala

Striving to defeat Banana Fungal Disease Fusarium wilt TR4

MustGrow joins “Global Alliance Against TR4”

Cameroon's banana exports dropped in June

Hurricane Beryl could cause a short-term gap in banana shipments to U.S.

Cameroon's banana exports increased in May 2024

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £1.04: unchanged from last week

Jamaican growers work on recovery after Hurricane Beryl

Non-browning banana gets GMO exempt status in the Philippines

Average wholesale prices of bananas in Europe – week 26

The average wholesale price of European bananas at €129 per 100 kgs in France

Ecuadorian banana supplier wins $750,000 lawsuit against Russian firm

Xiaohongshu

Cultivating bananas to combat workplace stress in China

Managing imports as Hurricane Beryl travels through growing regions

Pierre Monteux, UGPBAN

A growing market for French bananas

Maserati-driving banana thief forces fruit stand security upgrade

Happy Banana Festival, come celebrate our birthday!

Dole Banana celebrates its 125th anniversary with an epic birthday bash for over 10,000 people

Port Freeport and Chiquita Fresh North America extend their lease agreement

Equifruit promotes Kim Chackal

Banana and plantain farmers in Jamaica advised against leaf cutting before hurricanes

Agriculture Minister Prospere pledges support

Banana farmers in Saint Lucia seek government aid post-Hurricane Beryl

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £1.04: up 4% compared to last week

Rayalaseema region, Andhra Pradesh

Rise in orchard vandalism due to political rivalry

These products exhibit reduced browning

Philippines approves CRISPR-edited bananas