After seven years of extensive research, the Banana Research Centre (BRC) in Jalgaon — which functions under the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) — has come up with a new kind of banana variety, which has been named ‘Phule Pride.’Continue Reading
Ecuador’s most westerly point, the Santa Elena peninsula, is fast becoming a hub for the country’s organic banana production thanks to the favorable climate and an abundance of virgin land.Continue Reading
Philippine banana exports last year declined by almost a fifth to a two-year low of 3.595 million metric tons (MMT) as shipments across all key markets contracted due to weak domestic production.Continue Reading
A three way industry-institute-Tamil Nadu government organisation-collaborative effort to increase the value-added products from banana plantation is expected to make the banana farmers in the country go bananas.Continue Reading
SOURCE: La Nacion TRANSLATION: Freshplaza According to data from the Single Export Window (VUE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) of Paraguay, in 2020 banana exports grew by 33% over the previous year, totaling USD 15,621,246. The representative of the National Intersectoral Banana Competitiveness Table (Menicob), Hugo Franco,Continue Reading
SOURCE: La Tribuna TRANSLATION: Freshplaza According to estimates from the Association of Independent Banana Producers of the Sula Valley, the sector needs to invest nearly 40 million dollars to recuperate from the damage caused by tropical storms Eta and Iota in the country’s plantations and ensure the next fruit harvest,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer Talks for a new free trade deal with South Korea hit a snag anew, with parties failing to come to terms on the issue of market access. Negotiations are expected to drag further until a deal is made by the first quarter of 2021—atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tehran Times Iran has imported 308,970 tons of banana worth USD 210.32 million during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20), according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). Ruhollah Latifi said the nine-month import equals the wholeContinue Reading
The 400-million strong middle-class group in China is a promising export market and the “next biggest opportunity” just waiting to be tapped by Filipino enterprises, according to a Beijing-based trade expert. In the wake of years of high economic growth, there is now a large middle-income class of around 400Continue Reading
SOURCE: Emanuela Fontana, Freshplaza Banana fruits infected with rot disease were collected from the local market of Lahore, Pakistan. The observed symptoms were dry, decayed, sunken lesions with dark grey to greenish in color, damaging quality of the fruit. Scientists at University of the Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan) have isolated theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sylvain Andzongo, Business in Cameroon Cameroon exported 16,498 tons of banana in November 2020, according to figures disclosed by the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam). This performance is bearish because, in October, the country exported 16,534 tons. This represents a drop of 36 tons (-0.21%) of performance between OctoberContinue Reading
