In 2014, the total output of bananas in China reached 9.08 million ton. China's total demand for bananas reached 13 million tons during the same year. As a consequence, China has to import bananas to fill the demand and supply gap. Whereas it also happens that bananas sell very poorly in certain regions in China.
According to Mr, Chen, a banana grower from Hainan province, when banana harvest season comes around, grower are completely depended on the traders they work with. Therefore their bananas are often sold at a cheaper and instable price level. If banana growers refuse to sell their bananas at such low prices, because they prefer to wait for a better price, the result can be that that even more bananas have to be sold at a lower price when the harvest is in full swing
