May 17, 2012/ Week N° 20
May 14th, 2012
Around US$16 million worth of Philippine bananas are rotting in Chinese ports.
May 10th, 2012
Growers in the Mexico’s Michoacán state are slashing banana production due to stiff competition.
May 9th, 2012
Peruvian agents have intercepted two metric tonnes of cocaine in banana boxes bound for Belgium.
May 1st, 2012
Fresh Del Monte Produce recorded slower banana sales in the Middle East and Asia in the first quarter of 2012.
April 27th, 2012
An Australian banana plant protection program will focus on resistant varieties rather than fighting pathogens.
April 24th, 2012
NaanDan Jain Peru technical chief Cesar Montoya says his country needs more skilled labor to handle farming growth.
April 20th, 2012
Peruvian organic banana exports showed strong growth over the first three months of 2012.
April 17th, 2012
The USDA has sent out an encouraging message for Philippine banana growers and Egyptian strawberry producersl.
April 12th, 2012
Jamaica is adopting a new disease-resistant banana cultivar developed in Honduras.
April 4th, 2012
