Mackays are indisputably the largest producer of bananas in Australia. We pride ourselves on delivering a consistently high quality product and service year round, to both local retailers and customers as well as major supermarkets throughout Australia.
Queensland accounts for 94 per cent of Australia's banana production, with almost all of that in North Queensland. Banana farming is centered around the Cassowary Coast region (Tully, Innisfail and Kennedy), the Atherton Tablelands, and at Lakeland, north of Cairns. The Cavendish banana accounts for 97% of production.
Bananas are grown commercially in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. There are currently about 13,000 hectares of bananas grown in Australia; 94 per cent of which are located in four north Queensland growing regions: Tully, Innisfail, Lakeland and the Atherton Tablelands.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION. Based on 2020/21 compulsory levy figures, the national industry sold 362 tonnes of bananas. Fresh supply was valued at $597m, with retail valued at $652m. In November 2018, Pinnacle Agribusiness released the Banana Enterprise Performance Comparison, funded by Hort Innovation.
Banana plants may grow with varying degrees of success in diverse climatic conditions, but commercial banana plantations are primarily found in equatorial regions, in banana exporting countries. The four leading banana export countries worldwide are Ecuador, Costa Rica, Philippines, and Colombia.
India is the top country by bananas production in the world. As of 2021, bananas production in India was 33.1 million tonnes that accounts for 26.40% of the world's bananas production. The top 5 countries (others are China, Indonesia, Brazil, and Ecuador) account for 53.79% of it.
Bananas got their start in or near India, and today India is the world's largest banana producer by far, growing over 31 million tons a year. Most bananas grown in India are eaten in India. Growing regions include the northeast and the south, but the west central state of Maharashtra leads the way.
There are approximately 600 banana growers in Australia.
In Australia, Cavendish and Lady Fingers are the two most popular varieties.
China is second in the list of the top banana producers in the world, producing over 11 million tonnes of bananas per year.
The largest banana plantation in the world is located in Ecuador and covers nearly 30,000 acres. However, most banana plantations are much smaller, typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand acres. The banana is a perennial plant that emerges from the ground to replace itself.
Where it's Grown: Australian Cavendish Bananas are grown in tropical and sub tropical regions. The tropical banana growing regions of Norethern Queensland, mainly around Tully and Innisfail, produce more than 90% of Australia's Bananas.
Mackays Marketing represents a collective of growers from Far North Queensland that together supply bananas and avocados to Coles and other retailers. Key growing partners for this facility so far are the Mackay (Tully and Bundaberg), Howe (Atherton Tablelands), Buchanan (Innisfail) and Oberthur (Mareeba) families.
To farm on boss rounds is an incredibly difficult task, which will likely involve at least two of the three types of farms being used. However, if players are looking for a basic answer as to which of the three paths is usually the most lucrative and useful, the answer is likely to be the top path, Banana Central.
"Biosecurity Australia is presently considering a request from the Philippines for the importation of bananas, but the science has previously ruled against it because of the unacceptable risk of diseases being introduced into Australia," Mr McGauran said.
Bananas are the world's 287th most traded product. In 2021, the top exporters of Bananas were Ecuador ($3.67B), Philippines ($1.49B), Costa Rica ($1.23B), Colombia ($1.07B), and Guatemala ($1.01B).
The Big Banana is a tourist attraction and amusement park in the city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The grounds of the park are set amongst a banana plantation, featuring a large walk-through banana. Built in 1964, it was one of Australia's first Big Things.
Red bananas contain more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow ones that support building a robust immune system. Aside from these, it is also imbued with potent antioxidants like beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin which works well in optimising overall physical and mental well-being.
The main destination of Bananas exports from Australia are: Germany ($1.91M), Japan ($88.9k), New Zealand ($60.2k), Singapore ($58.4k), and Nauru ($45.6k). The fastest growing export markets for Bananas of Australia between 2020 and 2021 were Japan ($62.3k), Nauru ($23.7k), and Kuwait ($18.5k).
Innisfail Banana Farming Company (IBFC) is Premier's joint venture farm with the Borsato Family, established in 2008. Together, we focus on providing Australian consumers quality bananas, fresh from the farm. All IBFC bananas are packed and distributed via Premier's Australian Banana Company.
There are two varieties of banana which are native to north Queensland. The most common one is Musa acuminata subsp. banksii, which is found from Ingham to the tip of Cape York. The second is Musa jackeyi, which is extremely rare and known only from Bellenden Ker and Cooktown.
India is both the largest producer and consumer of bananas worldwide.
It is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located to 3 hours of Guayaquil.
World's largest banana weighs over 3kgs, is 25-30 cm in length and resembles a human arm! The rare Giant Highland Banana from New Guinea produces up to 300 bananas and has gone viral on YouTube and Twitter.