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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows:

· Week 21, 2023 - The industry saw a decrease of 5.73% on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 381,468 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 23,167 less trays) on Week 20, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 352,040 trays harvested in addition to 30,000 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures, North Qld maintains the lead in overall production at 54.70% of the total volume; Central Qld contributing 40.36% of the volume followed by a combined effort of Central NSW and Tristate contributing the remaining 4.94% (Hass). The markets are still in a state of recovery post the recent heavy weeks of production - there appears to be two markets in one currently, a cheaper market for older fruit with pricing falling to low to mid teens and a little stronger for fresher fruit.

· It is forecast that a total of 390K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks will range between 320K and 350K per week, whilst total avocado production across this same period is expected to hit around 350K to 390K per week (including other varieties). The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 453,050 trays.

Ticket pricing of Hass avocados this week was competitive across the three major supermarkets with ticket prices set at $0.99 to $1.20 per piece from Wednesday 31st May. Avocado display presentation in Qld stores this week varied with the number of displays and the quality of fruit on display, with a higher presence of bruising noted.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld had Hass ticketed at $0.99ea; Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20ea, and Woolworths also had Hass selling at a competitive $1.20/ea. Woolworths and Coles stores also stocked Greenskin GMAX, priced at $2.20ea.

For this weeks sales pricing please see the info below….

RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Coles stores had Hass Avocados in Count 20-25 at $1.20ea - growers included Rockridge; Simpsons; and Dorrian Hass. Count 18 GMAX Avocados at $2.20ea. Fruit was well presented with age up to 16 days old. Stores had table top display units as well as display ends - ramping up with the special.
1kg I’m Perfect at $6.50ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack.

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Purpleskin Hass in count 23-25 @ $0.99 each packed 24th May found at all three locations. A little nodule damage noted and odd piece with heavy skin marking and sun damage.
5 piece Hass packs priced at $4.49ea and 1kg packs also at $4.49ea. GMAX 3 piece nets also available and selling for $4.49 ea.
Loose Hass featured in this week’s catalogue.

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Stores had GMAX avocados at $2.20 each with Pink Header card promoting the New GMAX - some pieces found with rots.
Stores also stocked Count 20-23 Purpleskin Hass; Howe Farming Hass; Golden Triangle Poggioli Hass - priced at $1.20ea.
1kg packs at $4.80ea. 5 piece packs at $5.00ea.

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 21 had 363,040 cartons sent this week, a slight decrease on last week’s dispatch of 387,434 cartons.

Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 11.0 - 20.0 C across all major growing regions - whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 22.9 to 27.3 C. Rainfall this week for Mareeba and Walkamin was still low, receiving 1.8-5.8mm, Tully and Innisfail receiving considerably more than previous weeks, with 35.4-50.4mm across the week in each region. The forecast for the next week is for the partly cloudy weather with showers likely across all of these regions with overnight/early morning temps continuing to cool.

Cavendish presented this week with passable bloom, some green fruit and a presence of rub marks, bruising and neck injuries.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit competitively also at $4.00/kg.

RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Cavendish were priced at $3.49-4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.
Some fruit still having slight marking.
Lady Fingers were priced at $6.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic price varied $5.50ea.

Below: Aldi Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg- generally decent bloom.

Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Loganholme and Carindale

Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg depending upon store location, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.
Lady fingers were priced at $7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.00/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg.