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LOCAL banana growers and exporters are urging the new agriculture secretary to prioritize the establishment of a fruit research center that would aid not just the banana industry but other high-value crops in combating pests as well as boosting productivity. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) is still…
BANANA growers and exporters are pinning their hopes on the Congress to fast-track the passage of a law creating a research center that would address some of the industry’s production woes such as curbing the spread of Panama disease. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said establishment of…
THE Philippines’s banana exports extended its sagging trend as total volume last year plunged to a six-year low of 2.273 million metric tons (MMT) as producers grappled with production woes from high input costs to the spread of Fusarium wilt. The country’s total banana shipments in 2022 was 6.5 percent…
Philippines’s share in Asian banana markets eroded by Latin American banana exports