Sales price of bananas on markets in South Africa 2000-2019
demand for bananas in the local markets also increased. Two main factors affecting the price were the supply and the quality of the product.
As of 2018/2019, the preliminary sales average price of bananas on markets in South Africa was at 6,438 South African Rands (396.78 U.S. dollars) per metric ton, a slight increase of roughly 2.8 percent from the preceding year. The selling price grew substantially since 2000. At that year, one metric ton of bananas was sold at 1,583 Rands (97.56 U.S. dollars). The upward trend demonstrated that the