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Friday’s here, but it’s not a common Friday… it’s Black Friday—the Friday that follows Thanksgiving—, which means the shopping season has officially begun. Many retailer shops have opened their stores early in the morning. You can find excellent deals in clothes, tech items,...

Banana law for 2011 will regularize illegal banana plantations, establish fixed prices for the entire year, strengthen penalties for exporters who fail to pay the official price of the box of the fruit, among other actions. Richard Salazar, Banana Unit director from the...

The cocoa industry of Ecuador strengthens its commerce. The city of Guayaquil developed its first International Congress with Cocoa Scent, from the chocolate and grain industry. The congress would end tomorrow with discussions and workshops regarding the quality of chocolate...

Eight companies of China agreed to buy $20 million of banana and fish flour. This was one of the results of the XI Commercial and Economic Commission of Mixed Cooperation, developed yesterday between both Nations. President of the Semquel Company, Freddy Serrano along with a few...

The cold weather that the Coast is experiencing due to the low temperatures on the sea is affecting the plantations of the province. Producers of banana and cocoa explain that their production doesn’t reach the size of past seasons. This causes a serious commercialization of the...

Low temperatures and the absence of light have affected the agricultural sector of the Ecuadorian coast. Due to cold weather, the crops of rice, mango, cacao, melon, watermelon, corn and soybeans have problems with pests, fungus and diseases. In Daule, the rice crops are the most...

The low temperature of the sea has created a shortage of fish in the usual areas. Fishermen are concerned about this, since it’s the most important port of the Peninsula. Last year the negotiated 10 bushels of fish dorado, an average weight of one thousand pounds a day. According...

REUTERS According to REUTERS, the oil exportations of Petroecuador have increased by 13,4% in October, and their income has also increased aroun 22,7% due to the recovery of the prices of the different types of oil in Ecuador. In contrast with the $440 million the reported in...

A decrease of a million of boxes this year is below the average production of the season, which is what the banana sector harvests due to the low temperatures, according to Armando Serrano, member of the Federation of the Banana Producers of Ecuador. During the 39 week 3,8...

This last Tuesday, the Ekos Magazine awarded Alvaro Noboa’s company ‘Seguros Condor‘ with the third place due to its economic performance and growth. The Ceremony was held at the Crystal Palace of the Cultural Centre of Itchimbia in Quito, Ecuador. Ec. Oton Chavez...