Source: Bryant Haskins, WRAL TECHWIRE, 8/6/20

 “Yes! We Have No Bananas” was a chart-topping song hummed and sung across America after it was first recorded in 1923. But what if there were no bananas? It could happen. Maybe we’ll sing the blues version in 2023. Fusarium wilt – also called Panama disease – was discovered in Colombia last year. It will likely spread throughout the rest of Latin America, jeopardizing the Cavendish banana we’re accustomed to buying at our local grocery stores.

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