Cameroon exported a total of 13,381 tons of banana in April this year, the lowest volume since the year began, the fruit’s association (Assobacam) said. In detail and compared to the same period last year, PHP, local subsidiary of French Compagnie fruitière de Marseille and market leader, shipped 12,427Continue Reading
China has overtaken Japan as the biggest foreign market of Philippine bananas, buying more than 1.1 million metric tons in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. In an interview with Xinhua, PSA Assistant Secretary and Officer-in-Charge Josie Perez said China has bought a total of 1.165Continue Reading
Ecuadorian banana exports to Brazil were suspended by a judicial decision in February 26, 2019, after Brazil opened its market to these exports in December 2017. Yesterday, Wednesday, May 8, Ecuador demanded the World Trade Organization, WTO, withdraw the restriction measures imposed by Brazil on Ecuadorian bananas, allegingContinue Reading
A special feature released in the FAO Food Outlook May 2019 examines the key characteristics of exports of bananas and the four major tropical fruits from Latin America and the Caribbean and their role in world fruit supply, and discusses some of the obstacles and opportunities for growth in productionContinue Reading
Cambodia yesterday began the process of sending its first shipment of bananas to the Chinese market, after five local companies were greenlighted by the Chinese government last month. During a ceremony attended by Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon, 100 tonnes of bananas were stored at a warehouse in Phnom Penh,Continue Reading
A Sh110 million (USD 1 million) banana processing and value addition plant, to be constructed with a grant from the European Union, is set to be launched in Taita Taveta this month by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Taita Taveta Banana Farmers’ Co-operative Society (TATABA) chair Constantine Malai asked farmers toContinue Reading
Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new study, byContinue Reading
In 2017, the Southeast Asian country earned US$167.9 million from banana exports. The figure dipped to USD 112 million in 2018, but is expected to rise to $168 million in 2019, according to the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The bulk of the crop will be soldContinue Reading
The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to meet with the Japanese government to seek an easing of its 100% testing regime for Philippine banana imports, after inspectors found unacceptable levels of chemical residue in one shipment last year. “We are meeting with banana sector leaders in Davao tonight,” Mr.Continue Reading
Strong winds amid heavy rains flattened banana farms in this city on April 9. City agriculturist Marisa Aton said banana plantations in 15 areas were affected. Initial damage was pegged at P5 million (USD 96,000). Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said he would ask the Philippine CropContinue Reading
Key Latin American and Caribbean banana suppliers to the UK are set to sign a continuity agreement with the British government to ensure there is no disruption to trade in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Pablo Campana said the official signing of aContinue Reading
Construction of a Sh116 million (USD 1.15 million) banana processing plant is set to start this month, county officials announced. According to Agriculture Executive Davis Mwangoma, the factory will be built on three acres at the new market site in Taveta. The project is partially financed byContinue Reading
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