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Podcast: The Produce Moms Podcast
Episode: How the Supply Chain Crisis is Affecting the Organic Banana Industry with Coliman Bananas and Organics Unlimited
Description: "If we want to continue to see truly organic, truly sustainable produce, we need to be willing to pay a fair price for it." Daniella Velazquez De Leon (23:35-23:51) Even pre-supply chain crisis, pre-pandemic, banana prices have been unfair and almost unethical. But especially in the past three years the organic banana industry has faced enormous cost pressure. Packing materials, cartons, pallets, etc. have risen close to 20%. Organic fertilizer has also increased significantly, and, of course, labor costs are rising year after year. All of these things factor into how bananas are priced...