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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 1, 2025 - The industry experienced a 11.01% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 273,155 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 52, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 74.11% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 16.78%, then Central NSW accounting for 7.58%, and lastly Tristate with 1.53% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 370,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 2) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 376 to 380K tray equivalents per week.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw stable shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.79 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $3.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.90ea.

Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……

Quoted Market pricing….

RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

Coles stores had both NZ and WA Hass in size 20-25 at $3.50ea.
5 piece packs at $10.90ea and 1kg packs at $9.90ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

NZ Hass from @ $2.79ea all Ct23/25.
1kg Avocado nets at $7.99ea and 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.90.
Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $9.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea. Organic packs at $7.90ea.

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 1 were not released by the industry. Weather patterns in the major growing regions included continued warm temperatures and rain this week, meaning humidity is on the increase as well. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 19.6 - 24.9 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 26.7 - 34.0 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 26.4-83.0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions with a massive 180.8-207.4mm of rain this week.

Quality is a more consistent with mostly good colour, a little spotting of a couple of lines, some light skin marking seen this week - some fruit still slightly green - eat later lines mixed throughout.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing 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 at $4.00/kg in the stores visited.

RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

Below: Aldi Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank, Carindale and Coorparoo

Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.
Red tips were at $5.90/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.