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Some farms in the United States are in tropical regions, so the
crops they grow are very different from the crops found in other
regions of the country. While the basic farming work is the same
(plant, maintain, harvest), tropical crops have their own
peculiarities.  In other words, if you've worked on corn farms
your entire life, the work you'll do on a mango farm will be
very different.  Hawaii and Florida are the two states that have
tropical climates. In Hawaii, the crops grown (that aren't grown
in most other parts of the United States) include avocado,
banana, coffee, guava, lychee, macadamia, mango, papaya,
persimmon, pineapple, and taro. In Florida, these crops include
avocado, cantaloupe, grapefruit, guava, lime, mango, orange,
papaya, and passion fruit. Sugarcane is also produced in both
states.  Let's take a closer look at some of the most popular
tropical crops grown in the United States:   Sugarcane is
actually a type of grass that g