Will Ugandan farmers get to plant GM banana? Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are a hotly contested subject. 10/03/2015
Permanent low retail pricing for bananas spreads to the Netherlands Banana Link has reported that supermarket banana price wars have spread to the Netherlands, with Albert Heijn, the country’s number 1 retailer, fol... 10/08/2014
Increased competitive challenges in prospect for ACP banana exporters According to press reports, adjustments to shipping schedules between Ecuador and Europe are set to reduce banana shipment times and improve handli... 04/07/2014
Central Africa–EU EPA negotiations relaunched as anxieties over future of Cameroon’s banana exports increase ECDPM reported in May 2014 that “the Central Africa region has reopened the EPA dossier after years of relative inactivity.” This followed in... 29/06/2014
Fairtrade Foundation calls for regulatory action to promote more sustainable banana production The Fairtrade Foundation has published a report highlighting the impact of UK retailers’ “banana wars” on banana producers. In the past decade, the... 01/06/2014
FAO review of corporate developments in the international banana trade An information note from FAO, ‘The changing role of multinational companies in the global banana trade’, produced by the FAO’s Intergovernmental Gr... 22/05/2014
EC tables new regulation on the organic sector In March 2014, the EC published “proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products”. The proposal focuses... 10/05/2014
Free trade agreements boost Latin and Central American banana exports to EU but with variable performance According to press reports, Panamanian banana exports in 2013 increased by 8.63% to reach 14.3 million boxes, valued at US$90.4 million. In the sam... 10/05/2014
Banana sector mergers and acquisitions, from Suriname to leading traders According to press reports from January 2014, “Suriname’s Ministry of Agriculture has reached a deal with Belgian produce multinational Univeg to p... 10/05/2014
Ecuador seeks access to EU–Andean Pact trade agreement In January 2014, the first round of trade negotiations was launched between Ecuador and the EC over accession to the existing Andean Pact–EU trade... 15/03/2014