Panama Canal imposes depth restrictions due to recent drought conditions
The Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has enforced lower draft restrictions on the largest ships voyaging across the trade route. The restrictions were introduced on 19 April. The new measures are due

Little Gem and Havana prove value for Perfection
Perfection Fresh’s approach to offering more choices for growers and consumers has been highlighted in its banana category as the wider Australian industry battles the spread of Panama TR4

Major milestone in Australia's management of banana Panama TR4 disease
Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully

Recent rainfall leads Panama Canal to postpone depth restrictions
Due to a spate of rainfall, the Panama Canal Authority will postpone depth restrictions that were going to affect larger ships crossing the important waterway. Earlier, the Authority had published

Panama set to export first official commercial dragon fruit shipment to Europe
Panama is set to export their first officially certified commercial dragon fruit (pitahaya) shipment by air to Europe later this month (June 2023). “At this moment we are about to make our first

Unprecedented drought affects Panama Canal - El Niño could make things worse
The Panama Canal Authority has stated that an “unprecedented drought” is affecting the Canal’s water supply. The water levels of one of the reservoirs feeding into the Canal – Gatun Lake

Shipping restrictions hit Panama Canal
The worst drought for 70 years has hit the Panama Canal, forcing strict new regulations that slash the capacity of some containerships by 40 per cent and will likely increase the price of UK-US

ClearLeaf secures three new key country registrations for its non-toxic GotaBlanca 500 product
ClearLeaf, a Costa Rican company that creates sustainable crop protection strategies, is thrilled to announce it has secured approval, known as “registration,” of GotaBlanca 500 for sale in

Q-Cav4, Australia's first genetically modified banana
A Cavendish variety banana, genetically modified by Queensland University of Technology and highly resistant to Panama disease TR4, has been submitted for approval by the Australian government,

Panama has sent its first shipment of ginger to Spain

Learning the tough lessons of Panama Disease
For the past decade, Panama Disease TR4 has cast a long shadow over the global banana business and Gert Kema of Wageningen University and Research, a leading authority on Panama Disease had a

Panama Canal again lowers draught restrictions
Due to a severe drought affecting the Panama Canal, container vessels are to lighten their loads and pay higher fees. Further increases in the cost of shipping cargo through the canal are expected