“Traceability particularly important for bananas certified organic or fair trade”

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Around 20,000 tons of bananas are ripened annually at the ripening facility of Migros Lucerne in Dierikon, Switzerland. The fruit's journey begins in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru or Ecuador. Packed while still green, the bananas are transported by ship to Antwerp, Rotterdam or Bremerhaven, where they are…