The state government says banana farmers in the Douglas Shire will be able to sell fruit from fallen plants caused by Tropical Cyclone Ita to interstate markets.

The cyclone caused severe damage to several banana farms across north Queensland, including in the Daintree, Hope Vale, Lakeland Downs and the Kennedy Valley.

But unlike Tropical Cyclone Yasi in 2011, Australian Banana Growers Council CEO Jim Pekin said TC Ita had not decimated supply. 

"Whilst the government has triggered the same thing in the past, the market is still full of bananas," Mr Pekin said. 

"It will be important for some growers so they can sell their product still.

"That might help some of the smaller guys in the Daintree and pockets through the north."

Agriculture Minister John McVeigh said rather than let green bananas go to waste, growers could lodge an application with the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries [DAFF] to sell their crop.  

"It’s important we help those producers who were impacted to recover as quickly as possible," Mr McVeigh said.

"We promised to grow agriculture as one of the four pillars of the economy and this announcement delivers."

A submission form can be downloaded from DAFF's website or call 13 25 23 for further assistance. 

Cane growers have also been affected by TC Ita with around 10 million tonnes of north Queensland cane flooded or flattened by the cyclone.