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New Cavendish banana variety with complete TR4 Panama disease resistance due in 2024

Cool News and Views October 2022, Home Page News, Industry News
Israel based company Rahan Meristem, with the aid of their Colombian partner Luis Alberto Restrepo, President of Banarica Colombia, have developed Cavendish banana plants with complete resistance to Panama disease TR4

New TR4-resistant banana will be available commercially in early 2024. This follows years of scientific work and trials in Israel, the Netherlands and field trials in banana plantations in the Philippines.

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Fyffes opens new banana ripening facility

Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry News, March 2022 newsletter
New €25 ripening facility in Dublin to have output of 7 million bananas per week

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Fyffe’s new ripening facility in Dublin will output over 7 million bananas per week when operating at full capacity.

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LatAm banana industry meets Rainforest Alliance

Cool Industry News, February 2022 bottom panel story, Home Page News, Industry News
Challenging economic scenario for the LatAm banana industry
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Latin American banana producers and exporters have met the Rainforest Alliance CEO. The region’s banana industry faces challenging economic conditions. Led by Ecuador, these countries account for 65% of global banana production and are the largest global exporters.

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Bananas in pyjamas

Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry News, January 2022 newsletter
Swiss Scientists develop ecological nanofiber film coating for bananas
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Could a new ecological nanofiber film coating for bananas avoid plastic packaging and ensure longer shelf life? Swiss Scientists have developed the coating and the new technology will be used in all Lidl Switzerland stores.

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Banana industry at inflection point

Cool Industry News, Home Page News, Industry News, January 2022 newsletter
Could 2022 be a moment of reckoning for the banana industry?
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The banana industry ‘is at an inflection point’ and 2022 could be a ‘moment of reckoning’.  Key problems include price pressures and changes to pesticide requirements. The FreshPlaza team interviewed Hugo Castro of Ecuadorian supplier Gina Fruit. 

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