Chiquita Faces EU Banana Tariff Battle Across Europe
In Brussels EU tariffs and quotas squeeze Chiquita the Cincinnati banana giant. The company controls about 20 percent of the EU market but profits have fallen since rules started in 1993. President Steven Warshaw says the regime has devastating impact on the trans Atlantic trade and the Canary Islands Madeira and French West Africa growers are at issue.
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European Union
Chiquita
Europe
U.S
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Madeira
French West
Banana War Deepens As Chiquita Faces Bankruptcy Risks
World trade dispute over banana imports pits Chiquita against the EU with two thirds of exports controlled by top three producers. Chiquita warns of bankruptcy due to 862 million debt, while WTO data and EU rules drive higher prices and strained US EU relations. Caribbean growers seek guaranteed access and fair prices amid claims of market manipulation and worker rights concerns. EU consumers pay about 25 cents more per kilogram.
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Chiquigg
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Caribbean
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Caribbean Banana Exporters Association
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Shaman Calm Merapi After Chicken Offerings Stir Debate
In Indonesia, Mount Merapi volcanologists fear a major eruption as villagers offer a chicken, rice, and clothes through shaman Maridjan who says the volcano will not blow. He represents the regional ruler in talks on the mountain's moods while 50 scientists monitor activity and incentives lure relocations amid a deep economic slump.
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Mass killings erupt in Congo tribal clashes near Bunia
United Nations and aid workers report about 200 people killed or wounded in renewed violence between Lendu and Hema communities in Bunia, northeastern Congo. Ugandan forces respond with tanks as ethnic tensions flare amid the civil war following President Laurent Kabila's death.
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Laurent Kabila
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