Here in Hong Kong the price of bananas varies betwen US$0.37 to US$0.5 per
pound recently and they are mainly from Philippines.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
> Great capture.
>
> FWIW - bananas here rose to $0.89 USD last month (and I stopped buying),
> but have dropped to $0.69.
>
> We've been spoiled I guess... used to paying $0.49 per pound.
>
> Rick in Southern Maryland USA
>
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Wayne wrote (below)
>>
>> Aus *could* have imported their bananas from Costa Rica, Colombia, or the
>> Philippines (spelling?) and the prices would have been around $2/ kg
>>
>> That's what we do ...
>> >
>> > Yeah, seem very cheap to me, until recently I was paying $AU13/kg !
>> >
>> > I guess this is what happens when cyclones+floods wipe out most of the
>> > Queensland crop.
>> >
>> > ...Wayne
>>
>> > > Nice catch! The dog is great, but I'm more impressed by the price of
>> > > bananas. <g>
>>
>> Brian Swale.
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