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Title: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Penji on October 06, 2011, 09:14:50 am
As a matter of interest can someone tell me the price of Bananas there in the Supermarket, which are the produce of Australia, interested to know if they are being exported cheaper than we are being charged for here.  Thank you for your help in advance if anybody can!
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: faffa_70 on October 06, 2011, 09:48:17 am
They have been up to $16.00 kg here  where I am, they were down to $10.00 kg this week when I bought some  :)
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: fundj&e on October 06, 2011, 09:52:42 am
$ 10.99 today at coles in sydney  >:(
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: faffa_70 on October 06, 2011, 09:55:39 am
Uni, I think that was the price here too, just saw the 10 and thought yay they are on their way down  :-))
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Katya on October 06, 2011, 10:39:23 am
I don't think I've seen any bananas for sale here that are from Australia.  
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: obbie on October 06, 2011, 09:37:58 pm
 :) $13.98 a kilo here in wollies.


Robyn
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: passionflower on October 06, 2011, 09:44:39 pm
I bought some nannas today but not from Aus. 400 gr for £1 in Morissons, quite cheap.
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Nay-nay on October 07, 2011, 01:09:06 am
Lady Finger Bananas just came down to $7.99 kg in my local Yarraman fruit Shop but I'm sure they said they would be coming back to normal price by now!  :-)) If 'they' - (who ever they is) don't bring them back to a reasonable price they will have trouble keeping the imports out. It's definitely not farmers that set the prices.  >:(
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: fundj&e on October 07, 2011, 01:32:16 am
nice to see you nay nay
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Post by: judydawn on October 07, 2011, 01:56:38 am
And your DH - nice  ;)
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Nay-nay on October 07, 2011, 03:04:01 am
LOL!  :D Yes I noticed it was the latest craze on here to (put up your photo) and yes that's my cowboy!  ;D
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: cookie1 on October 07, 2011, 06:06:21 am
$10.98 in Woolworths this morning.
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Bedlam on October 08, 2011, 11:38:14 am
We bought some bananas from the supermarket for 50pence a kilo, we hadn't enjoyed bananas for so long. I don't understand why we can have USA cherries for $9.99 a kilo, sorry but import some if we have a shortage.  Perhaps that's unaustralian.
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Carine on October 09, 2011, 05:45:07 am
$10.98/kg in woolies- can't wait for the prices to go down!  My 10 year old and I dream of cheaper bananas to make all sort of dishes.
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: johnro on October 09, 2011, 06:04:07 am
About to do my online grocery order - kg price not listed (I think I noticed in store last week $12.99) at woolies online $2.31 each.
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Yvette on October 09, 2011, 08:33:43 am
About $10 a kilo in Coles and Woolies in sydney, strawberries are cheap though got 3 punnets for $6.00
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Carine on October 09, 2011, 11:18:27 am
Yep, stawberries in season:  lovely for sorbets!
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Nay-nay on October 10, 2011, 01:26:23 am
Yes love to freeze at that price for strawberry foam and cordial.  ;)
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Bonsai on October 10, 2011, 02:01:31 pm
Bananas aren't normally this expensive in Australia!  The majority of bananas are grown in Queensland and many plantations were severely damaged in a cyclone so less on the market and prices through the roof. Banana palms growing back now so hopefully cheaper bananas on the way!
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: meganjane on October 10, 2011, 02:31:34 pm
As Fiona says, it's due to extreme weather conditions that our bananas are so $$$$$... And, to add insult to injury, the other area where bananas are grown was also flooded - Carnavon in WA!

Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: fundj&e on October 18, 2011, 11:22:06 am
this week @ wollies $ 7.95  ;D

Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: nazar on December 09, 2011, 08:50:41 am
 l was surprised to see when l walk in to our local iga supermarkrt today after work
that bananas were on special for $1.99 kg  l could not beilieve my eyes and checked to see that it was a one and not a 7  tpyo mistake
so l walked out with 3 kg
 l think that it is only a 2 day special  today and tommorrow but l could be wrong
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Yvette on December 09, 2011, 08:52:35 am
Yep $1.99 a kilo in Sydney too very cheap making banana muffins tomorrow
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: Aussie Brenda on December 09, 2011, 10:29:11 am
Here to on the Mornington peninsular, Victoria, $1.98 "heaven" bought two kilos to pop In the freezer for banana fruity dream...YUM
Title: Re: UK Help - Bananas
Post by: JuliaBalbilla on December 09, 2011, 08:19:25 pm
Like Katya, never seen Aussie bananas in the UK.  Most of the ones I get are Fair Trade ones from Central America or Ecuador / Colombia.  Depending on where you buy them they can range from about £1 for 5 smallish ones to £2 for 5 large ones.

JB