Farming Simulator 25’s Banana Plantations Will Run on Rails and Machetes on October 27

The Beans & Alpacas expansion will let players plan plantations, automate harvests, treat diseased plants, and turn bananas into milk, chips, jam, and cake.

Mihaela Kicevski57 minutes ago

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Banana plants growing along harvesting rails in Farming Simulator 25

Banana farming is coming to Farming Simulator 25 when the Beans & Alpacas expansion arrives on October 27. The new crop brings plantation rails, machete harvesting, washing stations, and several ways to turn the harvest into finished goods.

Giants Software detailed the system in its Steam announcement. On Catuaí, bananas can be planted and harvested year-round. The crop will also be available in other regions, so players will not be restricted to the expansion’s South American map.

The crop preview also gives a quick look at the full banana operation, from field planning to processed products.

Banana plantations can be planned row by row

Building a banana field starts in the cultivation menu. Players can position each row themselves or mark out a field boundary and let the game create the plantation layout. The automated option works out the row direction, rail count, total area, and cost, which makes larger plantations much easier to organize.

Banana plantation layout in Farming Simulator 25

That choice gives farmers control over both the size and structure of the field. Once the rows are ready, the rails become part of the harvest instead of sitting there as decoration.

Rails turn banana harvesting into a hands-on job

Bananas can be cut by hand with a machete, then hung on the rails. The fruit moves through the plantation system before reaching a washing station, where it is cleaned and prepared for packing. Players who would rather focus on other farm work can assign hired workers to handle the harvest.

Banana plants growing beneath harvest rails

Once the bananas have been washed, they become pallets ready for sale or further processing. The setup gives the crop a different rhythm from standard field harvesting, with rails, transport, and washing all forming part of the same loop.

Fungicide keeps the banana cycle going

Banana plantations still need regular care. Diseased plants must be treated with fungicide using a tractor and specialized sprayer before they can recover, adding another task to the crop’s maintenance cycle.

Banana plants marked as sick and not sick

Harvesting does not clear the plantation. Instead, the trees are cut back and left in place so they can grow again for the next cycle. Since bananas can keep producing throughout the year on Catuaí, the same setup can continue working across multiple harvests.

Bananas can become milk, chips, jam, and cake

Selling packed bananas is only one option. Players can send boxes of the fruit to facilities such as the drying station, dairy, canning factory, and bakery to produce banana milk, chips, jam, cake, and more.

The wider Beans & Alpacas expansion will also bring a coffee estate, new crops and animals, fresh production chains, and more than two dozen machines. It will launch for PC and consoles on October 27, while the official DLC page advertises a 10% pre-order discount.

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