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By the banana war participants appeared to manifest symptoms of “banana fatigue.” That fatigue, combined with the EU’s threat to implement an policy that was clearly unacceptable to nearly all parties involved, motivated everyone to return to the negotiating table, and events progressed rapidly by the early spring. 7fh_b 07d;K#K$I$7]h[[c[djWjBWij The approval of Council Regulation / pleased no one. The EU again began a round of consultations with the parties to the banana dispute; although there was uncertainty as to whether or not the policy was -compatible, the possibility that it might be compatible interjected an air of seriousness into the negotiations. In addition, the banana industry itself was suffering. Banana prices declined during the latter half of the s, reducing earnings for many companies involved in the banana trade. Stock prices for the U.S.-based s plummeted during and '' ?cfb_YWj_edi\ehj^[

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