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Science News
March 8, 2003
Susan Milius |
Scarce-Banana Scare -- But don't kiss that banana good-bye yet Headlines have been blaring that the banana will be extinct within 10 years but crop specialists say that's not likely. The furor has called attention, however, to a problem of worldwide banana supply and to the possibility that we'll be peeling things a little different in 2013.   |
Smithsonian
October 2005
Craig Canine |
Building a Better Banana It is the world's No. 1 fruit, with millions of people dependent on it to stay alive. Now diseases threaten many varieties, prompting a search for new hybrids of the smile of nature. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Sour Fresh Del Monte Produce Weak banana prices, bad weather, plant disease, and high commodity costs all combined to send earnings per share down 60% -- on an 8% increase in sales. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Bananas: The Next Starbucks The Associated Press reported that Chiquita Brands is innovating with the hope to mimic Starbucks' success in coffee. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Chiquita Brands: Relatively More Appealing Every once in a while, you'll find investment opportunities that appear to be priced on the assumption that the company is going to go out of business. Maybe that's the case today for banana, fruit, and produce producer Chiquita Brands. |
