Prices are going bananas

THE price of bananas is set to break through the £1 per kilo barrier on the back of high oil prices.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Apr 2010, 10:59 BST

Updated 2nd Apr 2010, 12:16 BST

Bananas are selling for 97p per kilo in the big four supermarkets, 35 per cent up on the same period last year. Shipping companies which import bananas are expected to demand higher prices.