Okay so its more because of the economic infrastructure as a whole is now generally just set up for Cavendish and their uniformity makes them a better product for general consumption?
With the possibility of the new type of Fusarium wilt affecting Cavendish supplies, will there be another shift in banana species in the world market or are GMO's the next wave and final wave to fight off future economy threatening diseases?
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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja
1.) The infrastructure is set up to deliver Cavendish bananas. The boxes, the ripening rooms, and the plantations are all set up for Cavendish. Gros Michel was actually shipped as whole stalks.
2.) Gros Michel yields are low. They still get sigatoka, they are more susceptible to blowdown, and just don't have the genetic yield potential of Cavendish.
3.) FHIA-17 and FHIA-23 are hybrids of Gros Michel that don't have a lot of the same limitations, but they have their own issues such as long cycling time and tendency to split.
Cavendish bananas are awesome from the perspective of mechanization and economies of scale.
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