The Philippines remains as the top supplier of bananas to Japanese consumers, accounting for nearly 75 percent of the market last year. This means that three out of four consumers in Japan bought ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here has partnered with the prefectural government of Hiroshima, Japan, to ...

Despite some viewing the Philippines as a banana republic due to the severe challenges of poverty, income inequality and corruption, there are positive features that argue against that. The ...

"BANANA republics" refer to politically unstable countries that can change leadership at the drop of a hat. These countries are heavily dependent on one agricultural product, like pineapples or ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam has upended the Philippines’ 20-year rule as the top supplier of bananas to China. International Trade Centre (ITC) data showed that Vietnam – for the first ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., along with a high-level delegation and representatives from ...

The Philippines is no longer the top supplier to the Chinese market, with a 32 per cent drop in exports. Vietnam instead consolidated its growth thanks to competitive prices, geographic proximity ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines losing its crown as the top banana supplier to China was a long time coming. Exactly how long? About eight years, says a former ranking official of the ...

Banana exporters here renewed their appeal to the Philippine government to persuade Japan to lower its tariff on Philippine bananas to level the playing field with new exporters to this prime market ...