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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 32, 2023 - The industry saw a 18.94% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 513,816 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 80,000 more trays) on Week 31, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 508,865 trays harvested in addition to 4,951 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Central Qld is still in the lead with 25.18% of the total volume; followed by WA with 25.08%, South Qld at 16.32% of the volume, Tristate (15.77%), Central NSW (13.01%), and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine/North Qld and Northern Rivers (4.64%).

· It is forecast that a total of 525K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 520K and 530K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 434,308 trays.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.49ea on Hass; Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.30ea.

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

RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Coles stores had Lava Valley (Murray Bros), Cherry Creek/Organic Bros (Rockridge) and Simpsons/ Avolution Hass Avocados at $1.80ea.
1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack.
Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Simpson/Avolution Hass Ct 25’s @ $1.49 each.
1kg Avocado nets at $4.49ea.
5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Stores stocked The Strand and Simpson Hass in counts 16-20, priced at $1.30ea.
5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $5.00ea.

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 32 saw a total despatch of some 378,000 cartons nationally. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 7.0 - 19.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 22.0 - 27.9 C. Rain has been present on the Tablelands with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving just 0.8mm and 4.4mm respectively; and somewhat heavier falls experienced in Innisfail and Tully receiving 18.0 - 32.4mm across the week!

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. A presence of minor skin marking noted within some displays but less bruising than previous weeks. Ladyfinger displays with considerable disparity between sizing, also some bat/bird damage noted on a couple of displays.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas remained unchanged on last week and relatively uniform across the three chains as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a competitive ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit also competitively at $4.00/kg.

RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.
The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters had very slight bruising.
Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic variety priced at $6.00/kg.

Below: Aldi Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety was quite bruised.

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Browns Plains and Moorooka

Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.
Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.