Where Banana Is Grown
Andhra Pradesh (Anantapur, Kadapa, East Godavari), Gujarat (Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Anand), Maharashtra (Jalgaon, which is called the banana city of India, and Solapur), Tamil Nadu (Theni, Tiruchirappalli, Erode), Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh (Burhanpur) and Uttar Pradesh are the main producers. Kerala grows Nendran for chips; the Northeast and Bihar grow many local types.
How Banana Is Grown and Exported
Export bananas come from tissue-culture plantlets of Grand Naine, grown under drip irrigation and fertigation. Bunches are covered with sleeves, harvested at the right maturity, washed, de-handed, packed in cartons in packhouses and shipped in reefer containers at 13–14°C. Ripening chambers in destination markets or Indian cities ripen them with ethylene.
- Jalgaon, MaharashtraBanana city; Jalgaon Banana GIAboutExplore
- Theni, Tamil NaduExport banana clusterAboutExplore
- Anantapur, Andhra PradeshExport banana beltAboutExplore
- Burhanpur, Madhya PradeshBanana beltAboutExplore
- Desai Fruits & Vegetables Pvt LtdNavsari, Gujarat · banana farming, ripening and supplyAboutExplore
- Jain Irrigation Systems LtdTissue-culture banana plants and dripAboutExplore
- ICAR – National Research Centre for BananaTiruchirappalliAboutExplore
- INI Farms Pvt LtdExporter of bananas, pomegranates and grapes to about 35 countriesAboutExplore
- Freshtrop Fruits LtdAhmedabad · listed; grapes and pomegranate exporterAboutExplore
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · grapes, fruits and processingAboutExplore
- APEDAExport registration and residue control (GrapeNet, AnarNet, MangoNet)AboutExplore
Varieties
Grand Naine (Cavendish) dominates commercial and export plantations. Robusta and Dwarf Cavendish are also common; Poovan, Rasthali, Ney Poovan (elakki), Nendran, Red Banana and Monthan (cooking banana) serve regional markets, and Kerala's Nendran goes into chips.
Quality and Grading
Export bananas are graded by finger length and diameter (calibre), uniform green colour and freedom from blemish, latex staining and bruises. Hands are packed in 13 kg cartons. Domestic bananas are sold by bunch weight or by the dozen after ripening.
Price Drivers
Banana prices rise in the festival months (Shravan, Navratri, Diwali) and fall in summer. Cyclones in Andhra and Tamil Nadu, Fusarium wilt and supply from Jalgaon decide regional prices. Export growth has lifted farm prices in Theni, Anantapur and Jalgaon.
Banana by State
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