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I never knew that Bananas could not grow in the USA!

Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:52 pm
Posted by FLTech
Member since Sep 2017
24763 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:52 pm
These Democrats are extremely smart and talented. I never knew this. So glad kids these days can look up to Democrats for the most accurate information



Meanwhile.. I am about to go in my backyard and pull a beautiful banana off my banana tree
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12402 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:53 pm to
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Meanwhile.. I am about to go in my backyard and pull a beautiful banana off my banana tree


Unpossible.

Pics or it didn't happen.
Posted by Narax
Member since Jan 2023
5489 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:55 pm to
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The first commercial banana farm in the United States was established in Florida, near Silver Lake, in 1876. It is known that Ponce de Leon brought bananas to Florida in the early 1500’s. A number of independent banana farms and cultivars have been located in a number of areas, reaching as far north as the southern Midwest and Ohio River. This region equates roughly with the northernmost terminus of the subtropical crop-growing region of the US, which ends at about Cincinnati, Ohio, and further east in cities and locations such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City and Long Island in New York, and coastal regions of southern New England. Banana growth further west along this ecological transition line, such as in central to northern Missouri and northern Kansas/far southern Nebraska is highly dubious and uncertain, due to extreme temperature fluctuations and an increase in aridity.

Other states that have been popular locations for independent banana farming have been Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, North Carolina, Hawaii, Virginia, Arizona, California, Nevada, and Maryland. Florida has seen a number of independent and big-name banana cultivars inhabit its land throughout history.

Bananas have also been cultivated in states of the Pacific Northwest, including in areas of Washington, Oregon, and various highland areas and sheltered oceanic/temperate valleys in southern Idaho.

In the 70's, a variety of bananas, including Ice Cream and Cavendish, were commonly grown throughout the Appalachian region, primarily throughout sheltered mountain valleys in the east of Tennessee and north Georgia.


I had no idea they grew so far north.
Posted by BayouBaw84
Member since Oct 2016
3203 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:56 pm to
Do they think they can only grow in Africa?
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:58 pm to
Just as an FYI, Grok says 8,000 metric tons of bananas are grown annually in the U.S. Florida and Hawaii are the biggest producers. A metric ton is 1000 kgs or 2,204.6 pounds.

That approximately 57.14 million bananas.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61336 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:58 pm to
We can grow bananas in the US. They just may not be as mature as they are when grown in South America, or at least that’s my knowledge of them
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
27824 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:00 pm to
I have a couple of banana trees but they've never produced.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12402 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:00 pm to
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We can grow bananas in the US. They just may not be as mature as they are when grown in South America, or at least that’s my knowledge of them


Real question... with greenhouses and technology, couldn't anything be grown anywhere?
Posted by nes2010
Member since Jun 2014
7532 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:03 pm to

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Just as an FYI, Grok says 8,000 metric tons of bananas are grown annually in the U.S. Florida and Hawaii are the biggest producers. A metric ton is 1000 kgs or 2,204.6 pounds.


quote:

The U.S. imports a large quantity of bananas, with about 10.24 billion pounds imported in 2023.


We got a ways to go to meet consumer needs.
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
27824 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:03 pm to
Wasn't cosmic cowboy Gramm Parsons heir to a banana fortune in FL?
Posted by Prix560
Member since Jan 2008
994 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:05 pm to
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Unpossible.

Pics or it didn't happen.


You asking to see pics of another guys banana?

JKJK
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
18376 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:06 pm to
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12402 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:06 pm to
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You asking to see pics of another guys banana?


Damn... I can see where it might come of that way- no wonder I didn't get a response.
Posted by ole man
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2007
16501 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:07 pm to
This is the bitch involved in the j6 bull shite and that Patel dressed down
Posted by theballguy
Bama Park
Member since Oct 2011
27958 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:07 pm to
You fricking perv
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27081 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:07 pm to
I thought they all came from the Banana Republic
Posted by bigblake
Member since Jun 2011
2554 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:09 pm to
ChatGPT:


U.S. Banana Production

In 2024, the United States produced approximately 3,500 metric tons of bananas, primarily in Hawaii and Florida. Hawaii focuses on varieties like the Cavendish and the Hawaiian apple banana for local markets, while Florida produces Thai and cooking bananas (Bluggoe type) for niche markets. ?

U.S. Banana Imports

In contrast, the U.S. imported about 4 million metric tons of bananas in 2024. The primary suppliers were Guatemala, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, which together accounted for nearly 90% of total imports. ?

Comparison

This means that over 99.9% of bananas consumed in the U.S. are imported, with domestic production contributing a negligible share. The U.S. is the world’s largest importer of bananas, accounting for approximately 20% of global banana imports by value. ?
Posted by Jjdoc
Cali
Member since Mar 2016
55356 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:13 pm to
These are the people running the dem party
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
21678 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

Just as an FYI, Grok says 8,000 metric tons of bananas are grown annually in the U.S. Florida and Hawaii are the biggest producers. A metric ton is 1000 kgs or 2,204.6 pounds.


The U.S. imports a large quantity of bananas, with about 10.24 billion pounds imported in 2023.


The future if we stop importing commie bananas and buy strong American grown bananas:

Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38914 posts
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:20 pm to
Every Banana Ive ever bought has been labeled a "Producto de...." Off a Banana boat.

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