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He added that "during my governments, Costa Rica never received orders from Washington as if we were a banana republic".

For some, lockdown was a time of baking banana bread, rekindling relationships with family and getting fit.

Yet, it often occupies a space reserved for quick snacks or sweet endings — a banana on the go, peach cobbler, or a bowl of strawberries.

In Han’s cookbook “Stacked,” he adds the perfect crisps to a stellar turkey sandwich with pesto, red onions, pickled banana pepper and Calabrian mayonnaise.

Produce like strawberries, avocados and bananas are especially susceptible to price hikes, Cornell said.