The variation of the amounts and the annual and monthly average prices of the ' Prata' banana commercialized in the wholesale market (WM) of Federal District (DF), São Paulo (SP), Belo Horizonte (BH) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) in the period of January of 1995 to December of 1999 were studied. Tukey test at 5% significance was applied to compare the average amounts and prices. The average of annual amount commercialized in the WM of DF, SP, BH and RJ were, respectively, of 831; 1,012; 3,101 and 5,597 tons in the analyzed period. The annual amount commercialized varied significantly in all WM studied. The annual average prices differed significantly, and in all WM these prices were higher in 1995 and lower in 1997. The monthly average amount showed significant difference in the WM of DF, BH and RJ, and the monthly average price not differed in the WM of RJ. The highest annual average price was in the WM of RJ (R$ 1,01/Kg) and it was 18.8%; 32.9% and 80.4% higher than the price received in the WM of DF, SP and BH, respectively.
banana; wholesale market; quantity; prices
