Journals By Industry - Banana & Plantain Production

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("Senesco" or the "Company") (NYSE AMEX: SNT) announced today that it has re-structured its research and development agreement with Rahan Meristem (1998) Ltd ("Rahan") to reflect the...

As part of the ongoing efforts to recover from the double-barreled assaults of October 2010's Hurricane Tomas and the April 2011 flash floods and landslides, St Vincent & the Grenadines has received US$100,000...

In northern Honduras, good prices for palm oil have led to a growth of the crop at the expense of bananas, reports Laprensa.hn (Oct. 25, 2011). In the last two years production reported...

As I assess the situation in early October, markets continue to gyrate amid fears of a euro zone meltdown and unsubstantiated rumors of a political solution to the EU debt crisis. Greece now...

As I assess the situation in early October, markets continue to gyrate amid fears of a euro zone meltdown and unsubstantiated rumors of a political solution to the EU debt crisis. Greece now...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) today announced the signing of a definitive settlement agreement with the Provost & Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., which with full implementation will bring...

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Bertie fans send fans to Ireland; Dublin jeans genius nails strong rivet in China market; buttering up the locals; and more transparency please! Full of wind? Perhaps it's the ever-frequent visits of Bertie...

Bertie fans send fans to Ireland; Dublin jeans genius nails strong rivet in China market; buttering up the locals; and more transparency please! Full of wind? Perhaps it's the ever-frequent visits of Bertie...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) today announced that Ubesa, Dole's banana division in Ecuador, signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with "Comite de Empresa de Trabajadores de la CompaSia...

BANANA CORP. SHARES. Government has acquired the St Lucia Banana Corp. (SLBC) shares in the regional export company, WINFRESH, reports Caribbean News Now (July 1, 2011). The need for the intervention was prompted...

$40 MILLION FOR BANANA LANDS. The government will sell 5,600 hectares of banana plantations in Baru to a Panamanian consortium, for $40 million, reports Prensa.com (May 31, 2011). Without revealing the name of...

PINEAPPLES LEAD EXPORTS. In the first four months of 2011, $665.9 million in pineapples have been sold overseas, reports Elfinancierocr.com (June 6, 2011). After twelve years of being in first place the banana...

Tour of Plantations and Port Facilities Highlighted the Company's Four Pillars of Sustainability in Costa Rica WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- This past week, Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) hosted more than 30 academics,...

NEWBURY PARK Award: Software developer MAXON Computer has received a product of the year from Live Design Magazine. The publication recognized the company for its MAXON 4D modeling, painting, animation and rendering software...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (NYSE: FDP) today reported financial results for the quarter ended April 1, 2011. The Company reported earnings per diluted share of $0.93 in the...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) today announced that Dole is now selling bananas grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified[TM] farms in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. The farms meet the...

DOLE Food Co. finally closed the chapter this week on a notorious lawsuit that involved its Nicaraguan operations and dated back to the 1970s. The Los Angeles Superior Court vacated an earlier judgment...

In Tellez vs. Dole Food Co., four of the 12 plaintiffs were awarded $1.58 million in October 2008. That was thrown out last summer after a Superior Court judge agreed with Dole that...