The European market has remained difficult in Week 19. However, the most exposed markets seem to have stabilised. Supply has still been fairly stable and large. Shipments of fruits from Colombia, Ecuador and the French West Indies have continued to be markedly larger than average. Furthermore, substantial stocks were available on some markets. However, demand has brightened temporarily. Promotion operations have been fairly numerous on most European markets. In addition, the negative effect of the season's fruits on demand for banana has remained limited to the Spanish market. Prices are tending to stabilise on the more difficult markets, even if the official prices are still substantial. Prices in Germany have remained well above those elsewhere in the EU, in spite of a fresh decrease. Only the Spanish market has continued its downward movement as a result of oversupply of Canary Island bananas