Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 29 April 2025

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The average banana price traded 1% lower on R10.27 per kilogram or R185 per 18kg box and is now 39% higher than a year ago. I think we can see a slight dip in the price at the middle of May, but that we also can see higher prices again during June and July when less volumes are expected.  

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 29 April 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 15 April 2025

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Shifting our focus to the fruit markets, the average banana price traded 6% higher on R10.49 per kilogram or R189 per 18kg box and is now 12% lower than a year ago.   Apple prices dropped to R9.99 per kilogram and is now 14% higher than last year this time. I think apple prices can start to stabilize very soon.

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 15 April 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 09 April 2025

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The average banana price traded on R9.92 per kilogram or R179 per 18kg box and is now 12% lower than a year ago. We are expecting prices to drop further this week due to lower demand and the markets that’s very quiet at the moment. The rain is also keeping buyers away from the markets and spaza shops, which is

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 09 April 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 02 April 2025

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The average banana price dropped by 13% to R9.89 per kilogram or R178 per 18kg box and is still 3% higher than a year ago. We are expecting prices to drop further this week due to lower demand expected over the school holidays.   Apple prices dropped by about 5% to R10.31 per kilogram and is still 22% higher than

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 02 April 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 25 March 2025

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The average banana price dropped by 19% to R11.34 per kilogram or R204 per 18kg box and is now 9% higher than a year ago. We are expecting prices to maintain these slightly higher levels due to volumes still under pressure on the markets   Apple prices dropped by about 6% to R10.88 per kilogram and is still 29% higher

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 25 March 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 19 March 2025

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The average banana price increased by a massive 18% to R14 per kilogram or R252 per 18kg box and is now 44% higher than a year ago with the current volumes about 30% lower than a year ago. The lower volumes are due to less imports from Mozambique and the political tension they have there. Expect prices however to get

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 19 March 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 12 March 2025

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The average banana price increased by a massive 22% to R11.91 per kilogram or R214 per 18kg box and is now 44% higher than a year ago with the current volumes about 26% lower than a year ago. The lower volumes are due to less imports from Mozambique and the political tension they have there. Expect prices to remain higher

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 12 March 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 03 March 2025

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The average banana price decreased by 1% to R9.76 per kilogram or R176 per 18kg box and is now 31% higher than a year ago with the current volumes about 23% lower than a year ago. The lower volumes are due to less imports from Mozambique and the political tension they have there. Apple prices dropped by about 6% to

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 03 March 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 26 February 2025

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The average banana price decreased by 2% to R9.86 per kilogram or R176 per 18kg box and is now 38% higher than a year ago with the current volumes about 16% lower than a year ago. The lower volumes are due to less imports from Mozambique and the political tension they have there. The expectation is for prices to increase

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 26 February 2025

Weekly Fruit Market Overview | 18 February 2025

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The average banana price jumped as was expected and increased by 14% to R10.02 per kilogram or R180 per 18kg box and is now 36% higher than a year ago with the current volumes about 22% lower than a year ago. The expectation is still that the price can increase until the middle of March due to lower volumes expected.

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StudentWeekly Fruit Market Overview | 18 February 2025

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