Bananas and flowers that can't reach Russia due to sanctions pile up as Russia's war in Ukraine wreaks havoc in small countries. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal. Traffic jams in European ports. And manufacturers are facing a glut. Over 45. 000 pounds of bananas stuck in Ecuador. Blame this predicament for banana farmers in Ecuador is Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia was a major buyer of Ecuador's third-largest export: bananas, which brought in $3.5 billion last year. In Russia itself, as a result of sanctions, bananas may become a big deficit or disappear from stores altogether.. Earlier, the Russian authorities announced that they plan to regulate food prices. However, sugar in the country continues to rise in price.