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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 45, 2023 - The industry saw a huge 23% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 435,468 trays harvested and transported (approx 130,000 less trays) on Week 44, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 434,325 trays harvested in addition to 1,143 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia continues to lead production with 81.83% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 8.07%, New Zealand with 6.35%, Central NSW with 3.46% and South QLD with the last 0.26%.

· The downturn in volume this week is simply due to a number of farms electing to not harvest at all last week, or only harvesting a couple of smaller blocks to give the central markets a chance to tidy up with respects to the volume of fruit currently within the system.

· It is forecast that a total of 464K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 420K and 450K per week. In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld Hass at 99c each in all visited locations despite loose hass being featured in their catalogue at $1.29ea ; Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.00ea.

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

RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale and Indooroopilly

Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.30ea.
1kg I’m Perfect at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50/pack.
Organic at $3.90ea.

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale and Indooroopilly

Hass @ 99c each- Aldi Super Savers despite Aldi catalogue featuring them for $1.29ea. Packed date found 25th October so fruit is up to 21 days old.
1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.
5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale and Indooroopilly

Stores stocked Count 20/23/25 Hass, priced at $1.00ea. Fruit packed dates ranging 23rd October to 2nd November so therefore fruit age ranging from 13 days to 23 days.
5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea. Organic avos $3.50ea.

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

The national harvest for last week declined somewhat to 420,169 cartons, representing a 7.9% decrease on the week prior, just over 36,000 less cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 14.0 - 21.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 28.5 - 31.9 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully only slightly more at 5.0-6.0mm. Whilst this represents a slight reprieve from the last month of dry weather, farms are hoping there is a little more to come.

Cavendish displays this week differed both in the degree or percentage of colour fruit had and also on the neatness of the presentation - there was a clear winner. Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas varied by $0.50/kg between some of the majors with: 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 at $4.50/kg.

RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale and Indooroopilly

Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg and Kids packs were at $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

Below: Aldi Carindale and Indooroopilly

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Quite green in colour in some stores this week again.

Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

Below: Woolworths Carindale and Indooroopilly

Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.
Lady fingers were priced at $6.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.