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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja
The answer to you question probably has something to do with supply and demand at the local level. At the terminal market in LA, bananas sell for $14-15/box. At the terminal in Seattle, bananas sell for $20-22/box.
I noticed in Puerto Rican supermarkets bananas wer $0.79/lb which is 10-20 cents more expensive than they are stateside even though they produce bananas in Puerto Rico.
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I've lived in Puerto Rico for over 20 years and the highest supermarket price I ever saw was $0.39 lb, but plantains are more expensive.