Uzbekistan imports fewer bananas despite the expensive apricot, what is the reason?

Audits of the fruit and vegetable departments of EastFruit supermarkets have always confirmed the relatively high level of retail prices for bananas in Uzbekistan, which is associated with both extremely low consumption of these fruits and expensive logistics and high import duties. Therefore, Uzbekistan belongs to the category of countries with ultra-low consumption of bananas. Read about how many countries consume bananas per inhabitant in this article. It would seem, how much lower? But no, in 2021, at least in the first half of it, the consumption of bananas in Uzbekistan may decline again. And this is despite the relatively high prices for apricots in Uzbekistan, high prices for cherries in the first half of the season and, in general, relatively expensive fruits and vegetables in the country's market! The main supplier of bananas to Uzbekistan, which is Ecuador, reported a three-fold decrease in the supply of bananas to the Uzbek market in January-April. And even an increase ...