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Ukraine doubles banana imports
Ukraine has been rapidly increasing banana imports, which have doubled since the beginning of this season, according to Fruit-Inform.
Ukraine’s banana imports reached record high 171,000 tons in September 2016 – February 2017 against just 87,000 tons in the same period of the previous season.
Ecuador was a traditional leader in banana exports to Ukraine with the share of 63% in Ukraine’s total imports. An increase of 40% in Ecuadorian banana exports to Ukraine should also be noted.
An increase in banana imports has already affected prices in Ukraine. In the meantime, sellers offer bananas at UAH 26-28/kg (EUR 0.90-0.97/kg), a decrease of 4-7% year-on-year.