Banana: The marked contrast in July and August temperatures gave the summer banana market a fairly unusual profile. The heat wave and what were probably slightly greater than average supplies ofdollar bananas first sent quay prices tumbling to a much lower level than usual. The strong decrease in arriving shipments and the much colder weather than usual allowed a distinct recovery in August. Avocado: The balance for the summer is fairly contrasted. The very good behaviour of the market in July-in spite of very large shipments of 'Hass'-should be mentioned. The efforts made in product promotion and the better distribution of shipments among the various markets gave good results. In contrast, the performance in August was distinctly worse. Large shipments from Peru (and to a lesser extent from South Africa), the early start to the Chilean season and the return to average of shipments of green varieties caused significant over-supply. Orange: The market remained under pressure from the markedly larger than average supplies from Spain. In this context, deliveries of 'Navel' and then 'Valencia' from the southern hemisphere were well below average in quantity, especially in July. The average monthly price was disappointing, especially in July, because of the very competitive prices asked by Spanish operators who wished to clear their stocks. Grapefruit: The major supply deficit continued in July and August. South African deliveries were 40% down in comparison with 2005 and those from Argentina were down by 30%. This situation, together with the demand level for the season sent prices up steadily, reaching the excellent 2003 level at the end of August. Litchi: Supplies of litchi were fairly regular but limited in July and August. The two most important origins succeeded each other without any difficult overlapping. Shipments from Thailand came to an end in the second half of July and were followed by the arrival of the first shipments from Israel. Prices remained fairly st