LatAm banana growers slip on new EU tariffs

New European Union tariffs on banana imports have placed producers under financial stress that could prompt industry restructuring, according to a report from Fitch, the credit rating agency, September 2006.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/1219: CAP Reform: Commission proposes new banana regime http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1219&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Bananas http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/bananas/index_en.htm

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