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Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026: Ten defining questions for the year ahead
17 Dec 2025 14:22 GMT
… Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
2026 could redefine Latin America and the … ’s institutions, and the Latin American region at large. Eight … monetary policy in the European Union (EU) and the United States … such as coffee and bananas; others are imported as …
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Cocaine beneath the bananas: How Balkan traffickers exploited Ecuador’s presidential supply chain
05 Dec 2025 20:13 GMT
… of fruit annually from Latin America to Europe. But as … important commercial hubs in Latin America. Reporters later confirmed that … common across Latin America’s fruit export industry.
The banana trade … Croatia, and the broader European Union, the case is both …
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Coffee, banana, cocoa get tariff reprieve under new Latin American trade deals
15 Nov 2025 15:00 GMT
… trade deals with four Latin American countries to lower tariffs … , such as coffee and bananas.
The administration outlined deals … items like coffee and bananas.
A senior administration official … major trading partners like the European Union, Canada, Japan and …
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Trump to ease coffee and banana tariffs in Latin America trade deals
14 Nov 2025 01:34 GMT
… bananas will be lowered as part of trade deals with four Latin American … bananas as examples of imports from the four Latin American … four agreements with Latin American trading partners are … trade agreements with the European Union, South Korea, Japan, …
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'A Singularly Turbulent Time': Deeper uncertainty in store for global economy
20 Dec 2025 08:05 GMT
… tariffs on beef, tomatoes, bananas, coffee and other groceries, … and domestic pressures, the European Union has enormous difficulty carrying … , for example, the EU delayed a vote on … foreign disinformation campaigns. In Latin America's largest economy, …
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Romania hits €150 per 100kg as EU banana prices shift
21 Nov 2025 13:11 GMT
EU banana wholesale prices week 46:
Average wholesale prices for bananas from Latin America … and the Caribbean showed mixed movements across European Union … agriculture.ec.europa.eu.go
Frontpage photo: © EU Commission
Publication …
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Latin American banana associations urge supermarkets to make real commitments
24 Sep 2025 20:57 GMT
Major banana producer and exporter associations from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and the Dominican Republic have issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the sourcing policies of European supermarkets, which they claim …
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Washington Projects Its Drug Problem into Latin America: Narco-State Myth Used to Attack Venezuela
13 Sep 2025 00:41 GMT
… drug issue is projected onto Latin America. White House spokesperson Anna … the United Nations, the European Union, and even the US … leading cocaine exporter using banana boats owned by the … Caribbean are not solutions. Latin American leaders are turning the …
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Fruit Snacks Market Size to Worth 48.60 billion by 2035, Fueled by Health, Innovation, and AI-Driven Trends
18 Dec 2025 12:35 GMT
… , dried mango, dried apple, dried banana chips
Everyday snacking, baking inclusions … private-label sourcing.
European Union: Significant intra-EU and extra-EU imports for retail …
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa …
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Export-grade poison: sale of EU-banned pesticides soars as Brazil becomes the world’s top consumer
15 Oct 2025 20:39 GMT
… Greenpeace UK.
In 2024, European Union (EU) member states approved the … colonial structures linking Europe and Latin America. “Brazil occupies a … pesticides, banned in the EU for decimating pollinators essential … if we were a banana republic,” Lula said.
Alan …