Bananas have been grown in Australia for over 100 years and are today our biggest selling fruit. The Australian Banana industry is worth well over $300 million and is growing by around 5% every year. The industry directly employs over 2500 people and indirectly provides jobs in Research and Development, Farm Technology, Packaging, Storage, Refrigeration, Transport and more. Queensland produces around 80% of Australia's bananas, NSW 15% and the Northern Territory and Western Australia 5% In 1998, the industry produced a staggering 270,000 tonnes of bananas. That is enough fruit to fill the MCG to a depth of over 40 metres!