Trading: How can an importer be cheaper than the exporter?

Found a nice little corner of the milky way with lots of 1500+ trade routes.

Exploring around, found a cheap 1 jump station which would bring me 1800 profits on palladium. Looking at the screen, I see this station imports palladium from a station which is close by. Must be cheaper...So off I go.

Pitching up, it seems the exporter would only give me a 1300 profit. How can this be?

Maybe, as I seem to be the only human using these systems, the market is trying to draw the rest in, but how can an exporter by more expensive than an importer?

Still, been hammering the trade routes for a few days and the price has remained stable. Small bonus.
 
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