SOURCE: Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet The Aldi South Group together with Aldi Nord and other sectoral stakeholders, including Heartwood LLC, Banana Link, Dole, Grupo Iren and Banafem, have announced the successful completion of a pilot project to understand worker-led living wage verification in major banana production countries in Latin America. TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Edelmiro Franco V, Birmingham Times Banana producers and exporters in Latin America warn the high costs of supplies and the low international price for the fruit are negatively impacting sustainability and competitiveness in the industry. That has serious consequences, on various levels, for more than 800,000 families in theContinue Reading
Struggling African banana producers called on the European Union on Friday not to cut tariffs on imports from Latin America any further. Exporters in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) have been losing market share since 2009, when the EU agreed to progressively cut tariffs on bananas from biggerContinue Reading