The second fruit most consumed by the French (700,000 tons per year) is experiencing a rise in costs at all levels. In fact, the production and distribution of the fruit are weighed down by the costs of freight, packaging and fertilizers.
But also and above all because of rising energy prices, bananas need a lot of electricity in the ripening chambers.
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“Bananas must be ventilated 24 hours a day, otherwise the product cannot ripen,” Aboubakar Doucouré, responsible for ripening at a unit in the Ile-de-France region, specifies on BFMTV. Therefore, the sector asks not to be affected by any electricity rationing.
So many elements that could cause a 20% increase in the final price paid by the consumer in 2023.
The latter asks the government to take advantage of the energy tariff cycle and renegotiate the price of bananas with large retailers.
Source: BFM TV
