Trader Joe's raises banana prices for 1st time in over 2 decades

For the first time in store history, Trader Joe's has raised the price of their bananas. The banana has had the same 19-cent price tag at the grocery store chain for 25 years, but inflation has hit even staple items, leading to a 20% price hike.

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  1. Mar 25, 2024Trader Joe’s increased banana prices for the first time in over 20 years: ‘This change is necessary’
  2. Mar 27, 2024Trader Joe's raises banana prices for 1st time in over 2 decades

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Ran by 8 outlets across the spectrum· Quartz, Minneapolis Star Tribune
QuartzLean Left· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

Minneapolis Star TribuneLean Left· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

SalonLeft· 917d ago

Trader Joe’s has raised its banana prices for the first time in more than 20 years

InsiderLean Left· 917d ago

Trader Joe's bananas are no longer 19 cents

Los Angeles TimesLean Left· 917d ago

Trader Joe's raises price of bananas. But this is about more than just 4 pennies

QuartzLean Left· 918d ago

Trader Joe's is raising the price of its bananas for the first time in twenty years

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Ran by 7 outlets· FOX 4 Dallas, FOX 13 Tampa, +5 more
FOX 4 DallasCenter· 916d ago

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FOX 29 PhiladelphiaCenter· 916d ago

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Fox26 HoustonCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's raises banana prices for 1st time in over 2 decades

Ran by 9 outlets· WHEC Rochester, The Republic, +7 more
WHEC RochesterCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

The RepublicCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

Wfmy News 2Center· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

WFAA DallasCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

KCEN WacoCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

10TV ColumbusCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

Local MemphisCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

KOB 4Center· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why

The OregonianCenter· 916d ago

Trader Joe’s raises the price of a banana after more than 2 decades at 19 cents

Ran by 4 outlets across the spectrum· KTVZ Bend, Local News 8, +1 more
KTVZ BendCenter· 917d ago

Trader Joe’s just increased the price of a banana for the first time in more than 20 years

Local News 8Center· 917d ago

Trader Joe’s just increased the price of a banana for the first time in more than 20 years

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 917d ago

Trader Joe’s just increased the price of a banana for the first time in more than 20 years

CBS NewsCenter· 917d ago

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Green Field ReporterLean Right· 916d ago

Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why - The Daily Reporter

TribliveLean Right· 916d ago

Trader Joe's increases banana prices for 1st time in 20 years

FortuneLean Right· 917d ago

Banana prices are increasing at Trader Joe's for the first time in more than 20 years

New York PostLean Right· 917d ago

Trader Joe’s increased banana prices for the first time in over 20 years: ‘This change is necessary’

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The GuardianLean Left· 916d ago

Inflation is bananas: after 20 years, Trader Joe’s raises the fruit’s price by four cents

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