Banana: Continued under-supply made it possible to achieve an excellent performance once again in spite of the end of the quota system. Supplies from Africa and the West Indies displayed a marked deficit and arrivals from Latin America did not increase markedly except for a few isolated cases on certain markets. Prices increased to more than 15% higher than average. Avocado: A mixed performance contrasting with the excellent January results. Supplies of both 'Hass' and green varieties remained markedly short. Shipments from Mexico were exceptionally plentiful but did not make up for the small quantities shipped from Mediterranean origins. Sales were nonetheless laborious because of slowed demand resulting mainly from high retail prices. In this context, prices fell gradually, reaching a level lower than average at the end of the month. Orange: February was a turning-point in the 2005/2006 winter orange season. Supplies had been short since October and started to increase considerably with the Spanish 'Navelate' orchards in full production at the end of the month. Thus, after being very satisfactory at the beginning of the month, the market gradually became more fragile, especially as demand was comparatively sluggish. Prices were high at the beginning of the month and gradually fell, dropping to below average at the end of the month. Grapefruit: A mixed score. The monthly price was higher than the average but the advantage was very meagre as the deficit was still more marked than in January because of the early slowing of the Florida season. Sales were very laborious for fruits of all origins. Although sales by Turkish operators increased distinctly, the same did not apply to Israel where the performance was mediocre. The results for Florida were even worse as the quality of some brands was disappointing. Easy peelers: Demand slowed distinctly as it does during this period every year. In spite of a context of general deficit because of the small late easy peeler cro