SocraticGadfly: Yes we do have bananas – for a buck

June 22, 2008

Yes we do have bananas – for a buck

No, you shouldn’t be surprised if the $1 a pound sign gets hung on the bananas at your local grocery soon. And, you shouldn’t be surprised if they’re not even available at that price in 10 years.

That’s because all the world’s commercial bananas are of one type, and that type, the Cavendish, is getting hit by a blight.

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