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An agricultural expert says rumors saying "bananas cause cancer," which have spread widely on the Internet, are absolutely groundless. [www.QinSen.com]
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Research fellow Chen Miancai of the Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences clarified that a banana plant infected by disease cannot bear fruit. Even it does, the fruit will not meet sales standards. Bananas currently on sale are absolutely safe for human consumption. [www.QinSen.com]
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The rumors began after Panama disease ravaged the country's main banana-growing areas, especially in Guangdong province. It has greatly affected the banana industry on the southern Chinese island province of Hainan, according to Xinhua News Agency. [www.QinSen.com]
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Bananas in Hainan have ripened since the end of March. However, fewer dealers are coming to purchase the fruit. Prices have also sharply dropped from 3 yuan to 0.2 to 0.4 yuan per kilogram. [www.QinSen.com]

Banana-planting areas in Hainan total 46,000 hectares. Their annual yields are more than one million tons of fruit. Ninety-eight percent of the bananas are sold in other areas of China and abroad. The banana industry has become the main economic source for local farmers.