date:Sep 25, 2012
re 35percent higher than the 10-year average, according to International Monetary Fund data.
Banana exports rose to the highest level in at least a decade last year, making it the most-traded fruit, ahead of citrus, apples and pears, according to the World Trade Organization. Dublin-based Fyffes said this month it plans to raise prices because of higher fuel and fruit costs.
Supply is relatively tight at the moment, said Seamus Keenan, company secretary at Fyffes, Europes biggest banana suppli