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Two more banana container ships for Chiquita

The 2700TEU capacity ships operated by Great White Fleet division have been put into service for banana exports from Central America into the USA.

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Chiquita has added two more container ships to its in-house fleet, operated by its Great White Fleet division. The 2700TEU capacity ‘Chiquita Voyager’ and ‘Chiquita Explorer’ have been put into service for #banana exports from Central America into the USA.

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6.5 tonnes of cocaine found between bananas

EUR 223 million value intercepted during three operations in Spain and Colombia
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6.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in containerised banana shipments moving from South America to Spain have been seized as part of an international operation that dismantled a major Spanish criminal network involved in a range of illicit activities.

The criminal gang smuggled cocaine from Colombia to Spain using the port of Algeciras as its import hub in a “wholesale type of business structure,” said Europol. In an operation spanning several months, Colombian authorities intercepted two shipments totalling 4.25 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Cartagena. Spanish authorities then seized a third shipment of 2.3 tonnes while en route from the port of Algeciras to a nearby warehouse.

The criminal organisation was well-organised and well-informed, latterly diverting its drug smuggling activities to banana shipments direct from Ecuador to avoid further interceptions in Colombia.

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

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

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

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

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

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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