As banana growers in far north Queensland set out on their three-day wheelbarrow race on Friday they are sweating over a bigger challenge than the next 140km.
Growers of Australia's number one supermarket seller are being forced to offload bananas below cost, some at as little as $1 a 13kg box. And that's the ones they are not leaving on the ground.
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Jemima Whyte writes on business, specialising in companies, capital markets and innovation. Jemima has reported on business for The Australian Financial Review for more than 13 years. Email Jemima at jemima.whyte@afr.com
