North America Edition
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly.
The average banana price in week 27 was £0.55 (€0.61) for bananas from Colombia, a decline of 23% from last week. Bananas from the Dominican Republic came in at £0.72 (€0.80) per kg, an increase of 9%. Bananas from Costa Rica were sold for £0.87 (€0.96), while bananas from Guatemala cost £0.79 (€0.87) this week, stable as compared to last week.
All prices are in pounds (£) per kg.
