Bananas have a year-round supply, but demand is seasonal.
-In both the US and the EU (the 2 biggest markets), demand dips in the summer and peaks in fall and early spring (around Sept/Oct and April/May).
In Guatemala, there are 24 weeks in the year when production is low, and they will import from Ecuador to fulfill the different contract volumes.
-The first and last 12 weeks of the year see low production volumes.