Indonesia will no longer impose anti-dumping duties on banana imports from the Philippines, its trade minister said Tuesday.   Following bilateral trade talks in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the termination of the anti-dumping duties began yesterday.   “As a symbolic gift toContinue Reading

In an attempt to restrict the spread of the destructive Panama disease TR4 in Australia, the Queensland government recently granted the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) AUD$12.1 million (over USD 8 million) in funding.   However, starting this July it has asked that a cost-sharing arrangement be made between itselfContinue Reading

The conditions that two years ago led to a deadly multi-state salmonella outbreak due to  Maradol papayas imported from Mexico remain largely unchanged.   Imported papayas from Mexico remain under an import alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that permits U.S. ports of entry to detain theContinue Reading