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veryfancy
814 days ago
Bananas are amazingly cheap. At least here in the US Midwest. Even the organic ones. They’re my reference for “cheap food”.
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bmmayer1
814 days ago
It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?
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avgDev
814 days ago
There is always money in the banana stand.
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willcipriano
813 days ago
Bet bananas break $10 in my lifetime.
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seiferteric
814 days ago
Agree, I am always blown away when I ring up a big cluster of bananas and it's like $2!
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huytersd
814 days ago
In places like in the south of India they’re almost always free. The banana trees grow like weeds and in many cases self propagate and come back on their own every year.
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unmole
813 days ago
I've lived all my life in South India and I've never seen
free
bananas. The Robusta Cavendish bananas are inexpensive and ubiquitous though.
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huytersd
812 days ago
Depends on if you own any land and most people in rural areas do.
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thehappypm
814 days ago
Are they all the same variety? Or are they hybrid?
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huytersd
814 days ago
They are much smaller, about half the size of the Chiquita ones and slightly less sweet and harder. They are called Elaichi bananas.
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