Supply disruptions cause concern over long-term market position Following the devastating effects of Hurricane Tomas, which has wiped out this year’s banana production in St Lucia, St Vincent and Dominica, there... 03/02/2011
EU outlines next phase of ACP banana support In a revised Communication to the European Council and Parliament, the Commission has outlined its plans for the next phase of support to establish... 01/12/2010
Study concludes that new banana regime is likely to result in trade diversion A study has been published by ICTSD on ‘The implications for bananas of the recent trade agreements between the EU and Andean and Central American... 29/10/2010
Call for early action to ease controls on DR banana exports The UK Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has called on the UK Food Standards Agency and the European Commission ‘to lift with immediate effect the unn... 26/09/2010
Retail price wars threaten long-term sustainable pricing for bananas Retail prices for bananas in UK supermarkets have once again been subject to substantial price reductions to between £0.67 and £0.74 per kilo. Thes... 26/09/2010
Cameroon disappointed with level of BAM support for African banana producers In a press conference on 23 July 2010 in Yaoundé, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Cameroon’s Minister of Trade, expressed great disappointment with t... 30/08/2010
Geneva banana deal enters into force On 31 May 2010, the Geneva banana agreement entered into force following the signing of the agreement by the parties concerned. The first reduction... 03/07/2010
Andean agreements increase competition for ACP organic banana exporters According to press reports, the provisions of the Colombian and Peruvian free-trade area (FTA) agreements may be applied retroactively in the banan... 07/06/2010
First stage in mobilising financing for banana sector support under way The EC has tabled a communication to the Council on the €190 million Banana Accompanying Measures programme. The communication acknowledges the ero... 04/05/2010
New trade deals and new aid packages agreed Through the recently concluded FTA agreements, Peru and Colombia have secured improved access for bananas and other food and agricultural exports t... 04/04/2010