However, cumulative imports in the period from September 2015 to April 2016 have reached record lows of 121,000 tons, a decrease of 2% year-on-year.
The market participants connect a decrease in banana imports with the availability of large volumes of less expensive apples (a traditional competitor of bananas) in the Ukrainian market. For comparison, bananas are offered at UAH 26-28/kg (EUR 0.92-0.99/kg) now, while apple prices vary between UAH 4-10/kg (EUR 0.14-0.35/kg), depending on quality, variety and country of origin.
