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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 3, 2025 - The industry experienced a 15.66% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 480,218 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 76,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 2, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 67.34% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 23.83%, then Tristate accounting for 5.03%, and lastly Central NSW with 3.80% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 425,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 4) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 381 to 444K tray equivalents per week.

We are fast approaching the start of the North Queensland Shepard avocado season, that’s right, the green with envy variety that is fresh, creamy and has a flesh that stays perfectly coloured even when cut. The outlook for the season is bright, dry matter testing is underway and a few early test results have already revealed that larger sizes are good to go, just waiting on the smaller fruit to catch up. More news on this, next 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 $2.99 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $3.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $3.20ea.

Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……

Quoted Market pricing….

RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

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 $4.50ea.

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

NZ Hass from @ $2.99ea all Ct23/25.
1kg Avocado nets at $8.99ea and 5 piece packs at $8.99ea.

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $3.20.
Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $9.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea.

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 3 were 513,971 cartons, an additional 22K on last week’s harvest. Weather patterns in the major growing regions included continued warm temperatures and rain this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 18.3 - 25.1 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 26.7 - 35.4 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 21.4 - 42.6mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions with a 6.8-18.8mm of rain this week.

Quality is a more consistent with mostly good colour and very minimal bat/bird marking seen this week. A little rust thrip and bronzing noted within a few displays.

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 Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

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 Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

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.

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Loganholme and Garden City

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.