Our Industry
With more than five million bananas are eaten every day in Australia, Bananas are Australia’s number-one selling supermarket product, outselling not only every other fruit and vegetable but every other supermarket line.
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Key facts
Bananas are Australia’s number-one selling supermarket product, outselling not only every other fruit and vegetable but every other supermarket line
History of Bananas
Bananas are believed to have originated up to 10,000 years ago and some scientists believe they may have been the world’s first fruit.
Australian Bananas
The Australian banana industry has an industry-levy funded marketing campaign which promotes Australian bananas. https://australianbananas.com.au
Banana Industry Levy
The Banana Industry Levy is a compulsory national levy, introduced on 1 July 2008 at the request of the banana industry.
Economic contribution
Australia’s banana industry makes a $1.1b annual economic contribution and generates 10,000 full-time equivalent jobs.