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The Mauna Kea Banana Plantation in Pepeekeo, Hawaii is the largest banana farm in the United States, with most of their production shipped to other Hawaiian islands for consumption. Bananas are picked green in the field and after washing are packed into containers. Just prior to their arrival on store shelves, ethylene gas is released in the containers to ripen the bananas, so they appear yellow when seen in the store. Nationally, imports of fresh fruits and vegetables are on the rise. Nearly 40 percent of US fruit is imported, and the percentage of vegetables imported into the US from other countries increased 265% between 1980 and 2001. Bananas account for 22% of US fresh fruit consumption, and account for 60% of our fruit imports because they need the very wet tropical conditions only found in a tiny portion of the nation. .
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The Mauna Kea Banana Plantation in Pepeekeo, Hawaii is the largest banana farm in the United States, with most of their production shipped to other Hawaiian islands for consumption. Bananas are picked green in the field and after washing are packed into containers. Just prior to their arrival on store shelves, ethylene gas is released in the containers to ripen the bananas, so they appear yellow when seen in the store. Nationally, imports of fresh fruits and vegetables are on the rise. Nearly 40 percent of US fruit is imported, and the percentage of vegetables imported into the US from other countries increased 265% between 1980 and 2001. Bananas account for 22% of US fresh fruit consumption, and account for 60% of our fruit imports because they need the very wet tropical conditions only found in a tiny portion of the nation. .