Following a tour of Latin American producers, Alireza Emami, CEO of Iranian trader Zarrin Group, sees strong potential for Costa Rican bananas in the Middle East market It is debatable which presidential election this year is most significant for the Iranian people, their own earlier this...
Before Donald Trump scuppered the Iran nuclear deal, pineapple exports came to Iran from sources including Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, but since then Philippines has been the only reliable supplier Unlike the turbulence witnessed in Iran’s banana import market, pineapples have been consistently supplied to...
Since Donald Trump backed out of the JCPOA deal with Iran, the country’s banana importers have faced familiar hurdles in sourcing fruit Since the unilateral abandonment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by the US in 2018, and the return of crippling sanctions on Iran,...
Iran is increasingly turning to Indian bananas, as multiple factors reduce the volumes coming from the Philippines and Ecuador and as sanctions continue to limit importers’ options The widespread protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which quickly developed into strikes,...
When Hurricane Dean hit Dominica in August 2007, it decimated the Caribbean island’s vital banana industry to such an extent that it has still not fully recovered, with volumes remaining limited. In order to revive the industry, the island’s growers need seedlings of the correct variety...
On 5 November 2018, the US fully re-imposed the sanctions on Iran that had been lifted or waived as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement reached in July 2015 between Iran and the so-called P5+1 (made up of China, France,...
Following the decision of the US in May 2018 to abandon its commitment to the JCPOA, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to monitor and regulate Iran’s nuclear energy programme, Iranian businesses fear that they are straight back to square one. US president Donald Trump gave...
The era prior to the introduction of international sanctions, and before more recent import controls were imposed by the Iranian government, is indicative of the latent demand in Iran for imported fresh produce during its off-season and when the country’s local production is insufficient to...
A high-powered session on banana marketing will headline next week’s International Banana Symposium in the Philippines. Chang Hwa Oh, president of Jinwon Trading Company will lead the session with an update on the increasing sophistication of the South Korean market. He will be joined on stage...