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Old 10-11-2016, 09:33 PM   #211
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Bananas are cheap in most countries for the same reason that everything else is - terrible labour conditions and pay for the people who grow and harvest them.

This is an interesting survey article on the history of the commercial banana.

http://qz.com/164029/tropical-race-4...avorite-fruit/

 
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