Question

A dispute over this good triggered a trade war with a 100% tariff on EU cashmere sweaters and pecorino cheese. Ernst Otto Stalinski argued that he had been kidnapped as part of a “war” over this commodity when representing the company Fyffes (“FIFES”). This good was the subject (15[1])of a (15[1])1976 case that made it easier (15[1])to ban cartels, United Brands v. Commission. In a series of GATT and WTO cases in the 1990s and 2000s, Latin American countries sued European ones over (*) preferential status to a group of former colonies for importing this good. Producers of this good that stuck with Gros Michel (10[1])lost market (10[1])share when Panama Disease encouraged a shift to its Cavendish variety. An infamous Euromyth claims these objects must be straight rather than bent. For 10 points, name this fruit, the primary product of the company Chiquita. ■END■

ANSWER: bananas [or Musa; or plantains; prompt on fruit]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Social Science>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mark GrantBroken Hearts10 Negs that Shook the Quiz4615
Richard PollardYes, ModeratorEdinburgh4815
Matt BoothFour Neg OmeletteFoucault's Penndulum5415
Justin Lee3HK1MMBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust10210
Sam FooTabearnacleOld London Town10410

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%0%17%110.17
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%33%116.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%60%0%70.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%25%101.25
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%105.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%33%108.33
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%97.50