The Minister of Commerce and the Congress muscle just clashed about whether banana could be cultivated in the United States.
“There is no case of uncertainty if you are building in America and produced your product in America, and there will be no tariff,” said Howard Lottennik, MP Madeleine, Dean of Philadelphia, during a home session on Thursday.
Dean was saying that for its components on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Trump’s tariff would lead to an increase in the price of at least $ 2000 a year on the goods. Specifically called the price of bananas and Wall Mart said the price of the fruit has already increased by 8 %.
“We cannot produce bananas in America,” said a member of the Democratic Congress.
“The concept of construction in America and pushing any tariff is very clear,” said Lootnick.
“We cannot build bananas in America,” Repeat a debt.
Banana farms are not viable in most of the United States. However, bananas are grown in Hawaii and in parts of Florida, and can be cultivated in other parts of the southern United States. In 2023, Hawaii produced 4.73 million pounds of fruit, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Representative Din’s office did not immediately respond to the comments request.
The debate about bananas has been conducted due to a hearing at home on the trade deficit and the uncertainty plan in the Trump tariff since its launch in April.
Under the Trump tariff on April 2, the basic tariff applies by 10 % to all the goods imported in the United States, including bananas. Although the additional high customs tariffs for commercial partners temporarily stop for a limited period, some additional customs tariffs apply for products from China, as well as to obtain imports of all steel and some other categories of minerals.
Banana plants flourish in tropical areas with an average temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the recommended relative humidity from 70 to 80 %, according to EOS data analyzes. The data company that provides crop surveillance services also wrote that farmers grow most banana within the range of 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
According to the numbers of the US farmer’s office union, in 2023, Guatemala provided 40 % of the banana consumed in the United States, followed by Ecuador and Costa Rica, each of which contributes 16 %.
Wall Mart and the Ministry of Trade did not immediately respond to the comments.
