2023 Week - 49

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 48, 2023 - The industry saw a 3.30% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 466,858 trays harvested and transported (approx 15,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 47, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 459,390 tray equivalents harvested in addition to 7,468 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia continues to lead production with 87.98% of the total volume this week, then NZ with 5.88%, Tristate and Central NSW both with 3.07% each.

Interestingly, of this 466,858 tray equivalents harvested and transported, approximately 80,000 tray equivalents were bulks and almost 64,000 tray equivalents were exported therefore leaving just under 323,000 tray equivalents for the domestic market supply. Central market pricing lifted this week by $2-$4/tray on premium larger sized fruit (14/16/18/20) selling $18-$22 main sales with a few market agents reporting a top of $24/tray on exceptional quality; whilst count 23/25 were selling at $16-$21/tray depending upon quality. Class one trays main sales of $11-$14/tray.

·       It is forecast that a total of 497K trays will be despatched this week (Week 49) nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two weeks thereafter are expected to range between 500K and 520K tray equivalents per week with a much lighter pick to arrive in the week between Christmas and New Year with many packing sheds opting to pick and pack on a reduced number of days throughout this period.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld Hass at $1.19ea ;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20ea, 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 Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

  • Coles stores had multiple suppliers of Hass Avocados in sizes 23/25 at $1.20ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50ea.

  • Organic at $3.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

  • Hass @ $1.19ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $3.99ea - Aldi Super Savers.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

  • Stores stocked Count 23/25 Hass, priced at $1.30ea. A festive feel starting in some departments of stores frequented.

  • Prepacks ranged from $4.00-$4.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE


The national harvest figures for last week have not been released as yet but with the threat of a Tropical Cyclone off the coast, quite a number of growers based in Tully and Innisfail have been busy this week ensuring they cut a little more fruit than they would normally in case the worst happens, so the market is expected to be heavier than expected in the next week or two. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 19.1 - 25.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 32.0 - 36.7 C. A decent increase in rainfall across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 31.6 - 90.2mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully with less, 0.8 - 3.0mm; whilst this has been welcomed, the amount of rain that is potentially associated with the tropical low off the coast and prevailing winds could cause more harm than good.

According to the 10am media release on BOM…

As of 10am AEST today Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper, situated 1320 km east northeast of Cairns, remains as a category 3 cyclone. Jasper is expected to strengthen further to a high end category 4 cyclone overnight and possibly a category 5 cyclone on Friday.

Jasper is slowly moving south to southwest towards the far northeast of the Coral Sea.

Over the weekend, Jasper is likely to weaken and move west towards the Queensland coast. While the timing and severity of a costal impact remains highly uncertain, the highest risk of a cyclone impact lies between Cooktown and Mackay, including Cairns and Townsville mid next week.

The Bureau will issue regular updates to help keep communities informed as the situation evolves over the coming days.

Communities in these areas are advised to review their cyclone plan.

All farms are on alert; keeping a constant eye on BOM for a better idea of where, when and if this tropical low will make land contact.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.90/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg. Banana quality in stores varied with findings of some minor bruising; light scarring and splitting peel noted within most supermarket displays.















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea. Some stores with low stock.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $5.50/kg on special, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Multiple stores had fruit with splitting skin, but good colour otherwise.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Chermside and Garden City

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.90/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $6.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 48

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 47, 2023 - The industry saw a 9.86% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 451,170 trays harvested and transported (approx 45,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 46, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 337,348 tray equivalents harvested in addition to 3789 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia continues to lead production with 82.77% of the total volume this week, then NZ with 6.85%, Tristate with 5.26% and Central NSW with 5.04%. Whilst this may well sound like a significant amount of fruit, we need to dig down deeper into what represents the 451K trays. This week there was just over 60,000 bulk units packed which equates to approx. 110,000 trays and almost 58,000 trays exported, so this only leaves approximately 283,000 trays for the Australian domestic market.

·       It is forecast that a total of 432K trays will be despatched this week (Week 48) nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 430K and 500K per week. In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld Hass at $1.19ea ;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.20ea. The markets have remained relatively stable with premium fruit fetching $18-$20/tray (main sales), for superior quality up to $22.00/tray; whilst class one fruit is ranging $10-$14/tray (main sales) depending upon size. The major chains whilst they didn’t lift pricing this week, will be lifting their pricing for W/C 5/12/23 by $1-$3/tray depending upon size and location being supplied.

A little update on the growing conditions in WA recently… with higher than normal temperatures at this time of year, somewhat of a heatwave has already taken on a heavy toll on the new fruit set for the 2024/2025 season, with a number of farms reporting fruit drop in the realms of 30-60% which will significantly impact the size of next years crop.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

  • Coles stores had multiple suppliers of Hass Avocados in sizes 23/25 at $1.30ea. Fruit packed dates ranging 10 to 14th November so fruit age ranged 15 to 19 days. Starting to see a festive feel to some departments.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50/pack.

  • Organic at $3.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

  • Hass @ $1.19ea all Ct23/25. Packed dates of 12th to 19th November so fruit age ranged 10 to 17 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

  • Stores stocked Count 25 Hass, priced at $1.20ea. Packed dates 1st to 7th November observed, hence fruit age ranging 22 to 28 days. A festive feel starting in some departments of stores frequented.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE


The national harvest for last week declined somewhat to 411,197 cartons, representing a 2.18% increase on the week prior, just shy of 10,000 more cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 19.4 - 23.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.2 - 33.3 C. A slight increase in rainfall across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 3.4-9.7mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully with even more at 22.0-68.6mm.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg. Banana quality in stores varied with findings of some minor bruising; light scarring and skin splitting noted within most supermarket displays.















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea. Some stores with low stock.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $5.50/kg on special, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $5.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Multiple stores had fruit with splitting skin, but good colour otherwise.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Cannon Hill and Garden City

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/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.

 

2023 Week - 47

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

·       Week 46, 2023 - The industry saw a 6.6% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 406,705 trays harvested and transported (approx 28,000 less trays) on Week 45, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 402,998 trays harvested in addition to 3,707 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia continues to lead production with 86.77% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 5.85%, Central NSW with 5.00%, New Zealand with 2.25%, and South QLD with the last 0.09%. All markets are well supplied with fruit with pricing coming back this week by $1-$2/tray on most sizes. Whilst the national harvest was down 6.6% there is still plenty of fruit in the system to meet demand. Demand is expected to increase in the next few weeks with the approach to Christmas and with the warmer weather. It is very pleasing to see some cafe’s etc adding avocado’s in a number of their menu options… Like the Jamaica Blue chain menu seen below.

·       It is forecast that a total of 421K 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 460K per week. In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld Hass at $1.29ea ;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.00-1.30ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

  • Coles stores had multiple suppliers of Hass Avocados in sizes 23/25 at $1.30ea including Costa’s; Delroy’s and Avocado Collective. Packed dates ranged 31st Oct to 9th November meaning fruit age ranged 13 to 22 days.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50/pack.

  • Organic at $1.90ea - all full purple/black in colour and ready to eat.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

  • Hass @ $1.29ea all Ct23/25 WA grown fruit. Packed 1st November, fruit age is therefore 21 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

  • Stores stocked Count 25 Hass, priced at $1.00-1.30ea. Fruit packed dates of 30th Oct through to 4th November therefore fruit age ranging 18-22 days - all WA grown fruit this week at stores visited.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea. Organic avos $2.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE


The national harvest for last week declined somewhat to 402,252 cartons, representing a 4.26% decrease on the week prior, just shy of 18,000 less cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 14.1 - 23.4 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 29.5 - 35.9 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 1.0-2.4mm. The dry conditions continue and the average day temp is on the rise with summer fast approaching.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg.















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea. Evidence of sap staining and bat damage on a few clusters.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg (bronzing of some lines), Red Tips at $4.50/kg. Organic at $4.20ea.

 

Below: Aldi Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Quite green in colour in some stores this week again - a few clusters found to develop sugar spots; odd bruising also noted.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg supplied by Costas with very full fingers.

 

Below: Woolworths Chermside, Mt Ommaney and Garden City

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers (bronzing showing up on some displays) were priced at $6.00-7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 45

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

·       Week 44, 2023 - The industry saw a 2.91% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 566,481 trays harvested and transported (approx 16,000 more trays) on Week 43, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 565,579 trays harvested in addition to 902 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia continues to lead production with 78% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 10.25%, New Zealand with 6.75%, Central NSW with 3.63% and South QLD with the last 1.37%.

·      The central markets are well supplied with fruit, particularly fruit of smaller sizing. The top of $21 to $22/tray on premium fruit is not strong and is expected to come back to a top of $20/tray by early next week. 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 465K and 520K per week. In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld Hass at $1.29ea in all visited locations;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.50ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

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

  • 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 Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Perth

  • Hass @ $1.29 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea - Aldi Super Savers.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $3.99-4.99ea depending on location.

 

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

  • Stores stocked Count 23/25 Hass, priced at $1.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea. Organic avos $3.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

The national harvest for last week was a healthy 456,349 cartons, a slight decrease on the week prior, almost 9,000 less cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 12.3 - 21.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.3 - 34.9 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 much the same at 0-0.4mm. The dry period continues, our farm continues to irrigate according to the crops need’s but rainfall would be helpful too!

Cavendish this week generally presented well, though there was notable more skin marking and bruising in the Aldi stores visited this week. Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was standardised with: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were also offering fruit at a price of $4.50/kg.
















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Perth

  • 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 Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Perth

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Quite green in colour in some stores this week- plus considerable bruising, skin marking and neck injuries.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Perth

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/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.

 

2023 Week - 46

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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.

 

2023 Week - 43

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 42, 2023 - The industry saw a 35.55% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 621,174 trays harvested and transported (almost 200,00 more trays) on Week 41, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 614,347 trays harvested in addition to 6,827 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and is still on the increase with 69.38% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 16.09%, Central NSW with 5.38%, South QLD with 4.89%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 4.36%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 529K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 475K and 515K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 475,406 trays. With last week’s harvest together with these forecast despatches pricing will be under pressure; independent retailers are trying to secure supplies of larger fruit as a point of difference but with the industry largely dependant upon Tristate and WA supply, there is not significant volume of larger fruit available. It is a great time to focus upon increasing consumption and promoting concepts/recipes for every meal of the day!

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld after selling at $0.99ea over the last week supported by a television advertisement they have pushed their retail ticket for Hass up to $1.29ea this week;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.30-$1.50ea dependant upon location.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack.

  • Organic at $3.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

  • Hass @ $1.29 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.49ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

  • Stores stocked Count 20 and 25 Hass, priced at $1.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

The national harvest for last week was a healthy 481,910 cartons, a significant increase on the week prior, almost 30,000 additional cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.8 - 22.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.0 - 35.6 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0-0.2mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully 0mm also. With the increase this week we can certainly expect the supermarkets to reduce their retail price tickets in the next week.

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom, some stores had fruit on display with a little minor marking. Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was as follows: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.90/kg.
















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.90/kg and Kids packs were at $4.90ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Toowoomba

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/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.

 

2023 Week - 42

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 41, 2023 - The industry saw a 10.14% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 458,271 trays harvested and transported ( 40,000 more trays) on Week 40, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 456,487 trays harvested in addition to 1,784 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and is still on the increase with 65.41% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 19.86%, South Qld with 6.02%, Central NSW with 4.93%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 3.79%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 529K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 530K and 545K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 421,965 trays. The market has held firm this week and in some cases lifted by a further $1/tray on some sizing which has been pleasing, however with the volumes forecast for the next few weeks, we will be watching closely to see how this impacts sale prices.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $0.99 -1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively also at $1.20ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Indooroopilly and Morningside

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 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.

  • Organic at $3.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Indooroopilly and Cannon Hill

  • Hass @ $0.99-1.19 each. Catalogue special for loose at $0.99ea with packed dates from 29th Sept meaning fruit is 19 days old.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Indooroopilly and Morningside

  • Stores stocked Count 20 and 25 Hass, priced at $1.20ea with Eat Later packed dates of 7th to 10th October so fruit is 8 to 11 days old and Eat Now packed dates of 26th Sept so fruit is up to 22 days old.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.90ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

The national harvest for last week was a healthy 456,791 cartons which equates to significant 24.4% increase on the week prior, or almost 90,000 additional cartons. Whilst not as sharp an increase as what was experienced back in 2021 for the same week, the current production pattern appears to be mimicking the latter half of 2021 … so we will watch with interest to see how it continues. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.3 - 20.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.3 - 35.1 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0-0.2mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully significantly less this week with 0mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom, some stores had fruit on display with a little minor marking including some bat damage; a few displays again had fruit with less colour developed. Ladyfinger quality on show was generally pleasing though there is competition amongst the supermarkets with Aldi selling at $5.99/kg; Woolies at $6-$7.00/kg and Coles with retail ticket pricing at $8.00/kg.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on cavendish bananas was as follows: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.90/kg.
















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Indooroopilly and Morningside

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.90/kg and Kids packs were at $4.90ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Garden City, Indooroopilly and Cannon Hill

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Indooroopilly and Morningside

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 41

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 40, 2023 - The industry saw a 2.46% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 416,075 trays harvested and transported ( 10,000 more trays) on Week 39, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 412,487 trays harvested in addition to 3,588 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and is still on the increase with 53.80% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 28.06%, South Qld with 7.75%, Central NSW with 6.75%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 3.64%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 420K 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 440K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 385,748 trays. With the slight softening of harvest figures over recent weeks this has given the markets time to clear and prices are finally showing signs of lifting by $1-$2 per tray on premium and class one stock. Bulks are still quite heavy due to the large volume of small fruit this season and so no real change expected in this area.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively also at $1.30ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newfarm

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 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 Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newstead

  • Hass @ $1.19 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $3.99ea as Aldi Super Savers.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newstead

  • Stores stocked Count 20 and 25 Hass, priced at $1.30ea. Packed date of 22nd September.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.90ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Not a great deal of change in terms of industry production in the last week, hoping this starts to change in another 3 or so weeks post the super moon just over a week and a half ago. During the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 14.8 - 21.1 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.6 - 32.2 C indicating that summer is on the way - though with the weather patterns of late, nothing is certain. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0-1.0mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully significantly more this week with 33.2 - 48.4mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom however a higher percentage than normal were backward in colour on retail shelves which is common when supplies are under pressure. A little sap staining, bruising and minor skin marking observed. Ladyfinger displays were light in some stores, often needing to be refilled.

Retail ticket pricing saw a spike in Queensland on bananas which had remained relatively unchanged for a period: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.90/kg.

















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newfarm

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.90/kg and Kids packs were at $4.90ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newstead

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Indooroopilly and Newstead

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $6.00-7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 40

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 39, 2023 - The industry saw a 0.32% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 406,105 trays harvested and transported ( only 1,000 less trays) on Week 38, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 401,923 trays harvested in addition to 4,182 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and still on the increase with 46.12% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 35.48%, South Qld with 7.87%, Central NSW with 7.31%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 3.23%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 433K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 433K and 450K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 385,748 trays. Whilst there has been a little tidy up in the volume of class one trays and a slight increase of up to $1.00 per tray on these across market floors, as a result of the last couple of weeks of lighter harvesting, there is still a heavy supply of small fruit predominantly in bulks which has seen pricing $4.00-$10.00 per carton main sales, premium lines up to $12 main sales.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively at $1.20ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.20-1.30ea. Fruit packed on dates of 21st to 25th September so fruit age ranged from 9 to 13 days.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack. Both $3.00ea at one store?

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

  • Hass @ $1.19 each. Packed dates of 25th and 26th September meaning fruit is 8-9 days in age.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea as Aldi Super Savers.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

  • Stores stocked Count 20 and 25 Hass, priced at $1.20ea. Packed dates of 20th and 21st September meaning fruit age is 13 to 14 days.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.50-4.90ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Last week a total of 343,479 cartons were harvested and transported nationally which is a 8.5% decline on the previous week - or some 32,000 cartons less. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.5 - 20.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.5 - 29.7 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0-0.2mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully significantly more this week with 6.4 - 17.6mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom. Also found the presence of bruising and neck damage, along with minor skin marking amongst a few displays.

Retail ticket pricing saw a spike in Queensland on bananas which had remained relatively unchanged for a period: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg.

















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50-4.90/kg and Kids packs were at $4.50-4.90ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Forest Lake and Ipswich

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 39

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 38, 2023 - The industry saw a 18.03% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 407,409 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 50,000 more trays) on Week 37, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 403,365 trays harvested in addition to 4,044 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and still on the increase with 39.97% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 37.21%, South Qld with 10.31%, Central NSW with 9.30%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 3.21%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 425K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 425K and 460K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 390,493 trays. There is still an abundant supply of smaller hass in all markets (Counts 25/28/30/32/34) which is putting pressure on all markets. Fruit of quality and size (Count 14/16) is fetching a slight premium. Retail sales of prepack options appear to be somewhat slower whilst piece prices offer such value and customers can freely choose the quantity they wish to purchase.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively also at $1.20ea.

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



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.20ea.

  • 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 Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

  • Hass @ $1.19 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea as Aldi Super Savers.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

  • Stores stocked Hass, priced at $1.20ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana harvest figures don’t appear to have changed greatly over the last couple of weeks with more significant increases in production not anticipated for another 4-5 weeks. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 14.0 - 19.8 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 22.1 - 32.5 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 2.0-4.6mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully significantly more this week with 79.8-97.8mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom, some stores with minor defects noted including rub marking and bruising.

Retail ticket pricing saw a spike in Queensland on bananas which had remained relatively unchanged for a period: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg.

















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg and Kids packs were at $4.50ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom but noticing some sooty mould, scarring, rub marking and some minor bat/bird damage. Some clusters had slight bruising. Note in one store, full cartons on display, plastic wrap still covering fruit with full colour.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $5.90-8.00/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Middle Range Toowoomba

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $7.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $5.50/kg.

 

2023 Week - 38

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 37, 2023 - The industry saw a 10.18% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 345,168 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 40,000 less trays) on Week 36, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 343,540 trays harvested in addition to 1,628 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and still on the increase with 43.52% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 30.85%, South Qld with 11.98%, Central NSW with 10.37%; and lastly Tamborine and Northern Rivers, Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand with the remaining 3.28%.

·       It is forecast that a total of 438K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 430K and 460K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 413,350 trays. Whilst national production has declined a little again this week, all markets are heavy with stock particularly smaller sizes 28/30/32’s and bulks so lots of competition on pricing unfortunately in a downward trend. Slightly higher pricing can be found in all markets on quality larger sizes - 16/18’s. Quality of supermarket lines continues to be a focus so please ensure you are packing trays etc that are well within spec. We have been experiencing a few underweight trays, please remember to check your tray weights in a range of sizing consistently throughout any packing day, say every 15 minutes, to ensure you are picking up on any variances between blocks etc. and adjust accordingly.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively also at $1.20ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Garden City and Fairfield

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.20ea.

  • 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 Carindale, Garden City and Fairfield

  • Hass @ $1.19 each at most stores as Aldi Super Savers.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Garden City and Moorooka

  • Stores stocked Hass, priced at $1.20ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 37 saw a total despatch of 392,000 cartons which was a decrease of approximately 22,000 on Week 36 harvest. Production levels are not expected to increase significantly for another 4-5 weeks. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 12.2 - 19.9 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.8 - 28.5 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0.4-3.4mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully significantly more this week with 48.0-71.6mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom and an overall good appearance. A few minor defects noted including rub marking, minor bruising and neck damage.

Retail ticket pricing saw a spike in Queensland on bananas which had remained relatively unchanged for a period: Aldi had their banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg.

















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Garden City and Fairfield

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00-4.50/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 $6.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Garden City and Fairfield

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Garden City and Moorooka

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 37

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 36, 2023 - The industry saw a 9.59% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 384,308 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 40,000 less trays) on Week 35, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 380,309 trays harvested in addition to 3,999 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia leads production and still on the increase with 42.85% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 27.93%, South Qld with 12.93%, Central NSW with 11.94%; Tamborine and Northern Rivers with 2.16% and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/North Qld/New Zealand (2.20%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 380K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 380K and 450K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 433,617 trays. Whilst national production has come somewhat all markets are heavy with stock particularly smaller sizes 28/30/32’s and all bulks. Slightly higher pricing can be found in all markets on quality larger sizes. Quality of supermarket lines is very important at the moment, as with the volume available, they can choose to be picky so ensure your packs are well within spec. We have been experiencing a few underweight trays, please remember to check your tray weights in a range of sizing consistently throughout any packing day, say every 15 minutes, to ensure you are picking up on any variances between blocks etc. and adjust accordingly.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling competitively also at $1.20ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.20ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack. Organic avocados priced at $3.90ea.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

  • Hass @ $1.19 each at most stores, but one store still had them priced at $1.49ea.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

  • Stores stocked Hass, priced at $1.20ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.90ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 36 saw a total despatch of 414,847 cartons which was a slight decrease of approximately 868 cartons on Week 35 production. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 14.6 - 22.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.3 - 29.7 C. Minimal rain fell across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0.2-2.0mm; and falls across Innisfail and Tully slightly more this week with 25.8-34.4mm!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom and an overall good appearance. A few minor defects noted including rub marking, minor bruising and neck damage.

Retail ticket pricing saw a spike in Queensland on bananas which had remained relatively unchanged for a period: Aldi have their banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50-4.90/kg.


















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank Hills, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50-4.90/kg and Kids packs were at $4.50-4.90ea.

  • 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, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Mt Gravatt and Coorparoo

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 36

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 35, 2023 - The industry saw a 14.78% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 425,087 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 70,000 less trays) on Week 34, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 421,390 trays harvested in addition to 3,697 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia still in the lead in terms of production with 31.87% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 30.88%, Central NSW with 16.01%; followed by South Qld at 12.98%, Central QLD at 2.88%, and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine/North Qld and Northern Rivers (5.38%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 422K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 390K and 440K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 465,994 trays. The volume of small fruit on all markets continues to be heavy coming from SE Qld; NSW; Vic and the Tri-states regions - better money is being paid for fruit of larger size (16/18’s) but these seem to be scarce. Competition in the prepacks is fierce as retailers try to find a way to increase the value of their shoppers basket. With the volume of fruit currently available, retailers are focusing on quality; opting for the cleaner lines which are presenting well to entice their customers - this will no doubt be the case for the next few months. On a brighter note, with the weather fast warming up avocados will start to be featured in a wider variety of menus both on the home front and in cafes/restaurants.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.50ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Fairfield, Chermside and Indooroopilly

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.30ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $3.84/pack. Organic avocados priced at $3.90ea.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Fairfield, Chermside and Indooroopilly

  • Hass @ $1.19 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $3.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Yerongpilly, Chermside and Indooroopilly

  • Stores stocked Hass, priced at $1.50ea depending on store location.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 35 saw a total despatch of 415,715 cartons which was a further increase of approximately 22,000 on Week 34 production. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 10.3 - 15.3 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.5 - 29.3 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 with 0-0.4mm for the week!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom and an overall good appearance. A few minor defects noted including rub marking, minor bruising and neck damage.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas remained relatively unchanged since last week and relatively uniform across the three chains as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a competitive ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit also competitively at $4.00/kg.


















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Fairfield, Chermside and Indooroopilly

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters had rub marking and 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 Fairfield, Chermside and Indooroopilly

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Yerongpilly, Chermside and Indooroopilly

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 35

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 34, 2023 - The industry saw a 17.03% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 498,838 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 70,000 more trays) on Week 33, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 497,482 trays harvested in addition to 1,356 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia has now well and truly taken the lead with 32.39% of the total volume this week, then Tristate with 23.48%, Central NSW with 20.27%; followed by South Qld at 11.83%, Central QLD at 7.49%, and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine/North Qld and Northern Rivers (4.54%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 420K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 410K and 450K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 467,721 trays. All markets have a relatively heavy supply of smaller fruit which is increasing clearance time of stocks on hand and competitive activity in the market place to try and strengthen sales.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.19ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.20-1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.20-1.50ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.20-1.50ea - mainly Ct 23/25.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.80ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack. Organic avocados priced at $3.90ea.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

  • Simpson/The Strand/Mayfair Hass Ct 25’s @ $1.19 each.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.99ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

  • Stores stocked The Strand, Purpleskin and Simpson Hass, priced at $1.20-1.50ea depending on store location.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 34 saw a total despatch of 393,594 cartons which was approximately 36,000 more than Week 33 production. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 9.5 - 20.4 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.0 - 27.0 C. Very slight rainfall across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 3.0 - 5.6 mm respectively; and an increase in falls across Innisfail and Tully with 17.8 - 28.6mm across the week!

Cavendish this week were found to have relatively good bloom and an overall good appearance. A few minor defects noted including rub marking.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas remained relatively unchanged since 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 Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

  • 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 Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Garden City and Loganholme

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 34

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 33, 2023 - The industry saw a 17.05% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 426,234 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 85,000 less trays) on Week 32, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 419,827 trays harvested in addition to 6,407 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Western Australia has now taken the lead with 27.30% of the total volume, then Tristate with 20.72%, Central Qld with 20.10%; followed by South Qld at 16.12%, Central NSW at 10.64%, and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine/North Qld and Northern Rivers (5.12%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 454K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 430K and 470K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 432,296 trays. There has been a build of up fruit volumes in all eastern seaboard markets with a proliferation of small sized fruit and a notable presence of different varietals which is seeing the market stagnate somewhat. More instore specials can be expected and we believe pricing will come back another $1 to $2 per tray on all sizes next week.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld with $1.29ea on Hass;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.50ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Cannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

  • Coles stores had multiple growers Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.80ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack. Organic avocados priced at $3.90ea.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Caannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

  • Simpson/Avolution/Mayfair Hass Ct 25’s @ $1.29 each - Aldi Super Savers.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $4.49ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Cannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

  • Stores stocked The Strand and Simpson Hass in counts 16-20, priced at $1.30-1.50ea depending on store location.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.50-5.00ea. Organic priced at $3.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 33 saw a total despatch of 357,000 cartons which was approximately 21,000 fewer than Week 32 production. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 9.6 - 17.9 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.0 - 28.0 C. Less rainfall across the entire North Qld growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0mm; and relatively light falls in Innisfail and Tully receiving 6.0 - 9.0mm across the week!

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. Less bruising than previous weeks and less green fruit. Lady Fingers however were still green with some bruising.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas remained relatively unchanged since 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 Cannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

  • 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 Cannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Cannon Hill, Garden City and Ipswich

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50. A little sooty mould observed.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were priced at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

 

2023 Week - 33

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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.

 

2023 Week - 32

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 31, 2023 - The industry saw a 20.96% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 431,996 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 70,000 more trays) on Week 30, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 427,791 trays harvested in addition to 4,205 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Central Qld is still in the lead with 39.93% of the total volume; South Qld has lifted this week contributing 17.66% of the volume followed by WA (13.72%), Central NSW (11.59%), and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine/North Qld and Northern Rivers (5.22%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 418K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 410K and 430K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 442,288 trays.

Whilst the NQ avocado season has ended and the Central Qld season is expected to draw to a close at the end of this month it means that the window of opportunity is quickly closing as more growers in the Tristates, Victorian and WA regions are now commencing their harvests. We envisage that there will be a decline in pricing in the coming weeks as the volumes increase. There are already plentiful supplies of smaller fruit in the class one arena which is seeing pricing weaken and why there are a number of specials on prepack lines currently.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld back to the usual Hass at $1.49ea;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.20ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

  • Coles stores had Lava Valley (Murray Bros), Cherry Creek/Organic Bros (Rockridge) and Simpsons/ Avolution Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.80ea and 5 piece packs on special at $5.00/pack.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

  • Organic variety of avocados also on display for $5.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

  • Simpson/Avolution Hass Ct 25’s @ $1.49 each, packed 24th July making stock 16 days old.

  • Aldi Super Savers this week were their 1kg Avocado nets.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

  • Stores stocked Purpleskin and Simpson Hass in counts 16-20, on special, priced at $1.20ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.80ea on special.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE



Week 31 saw a total despatch of some 381,000 cartons bananas which was a 5.9% decline on the previous week. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 12.0 - 18.8 C across all major growing regions, not much change here and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 20.5 - 24.5 C. Rain has been extensive again in coastal regions much lighter on the Tablelands with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 4.6mm and 14.2mm respectively; but significant falls experienced and continuing in Innisfail and Tully receiving 85.8 - 99.6mm across the week! Rainfall of this nature continues to impact harvesting and also negative impacts upon tasks such as fertilising; spraying; de-leafing; weeding etc.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. Less bruising than previous weeks but more green fruit on display.

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 $4.00-4.50/kg depending on store location.


















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00-4.50/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00-4.50ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters green and with 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 Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety needed restocking in some stores.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Carindale and Springwood

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/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.

 

2023 Week - 31

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 30, 2023 - The industry saw a 17.76% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 357,139 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 70,000 less trays) on Week 29, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 353,401 trays harvested in addition to 3,738 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. North Qld has fundamentally finished despite still contributing 6.51% of this production. Central Qld is still in the lead with 33.47% of the total volume; South Qld has lifted this week contributing 20.37% of the volume followed by WA (15.48%), Central NSW (13.26%), and the balance coming from the a combination of Sunshine Coast/Tamborine and Northern Rivers (10.90%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 330K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 370K and 410K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 425,562 trays.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld continued to range Hass at $1.19ea;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at $1.50-$1.80ea depending upon store location. There actually was a little confusion with Woolworths pricing as some stores still had their old signage up on the front of their A-frame displays and the new shelf ticket price mounted on the rear of the display.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

  • Coles stores had Murray Bros, Simpsons and Avolution Hass Avocados at $1.80ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $4.80ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00/pack.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

  • Organic variety of avocados also on display for $2.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

  • The Strand and Simpson Hass @ $1.19 each, as Aldi Super Savers this week.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $4.99ea and 1kg packs at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

  • Stores stocked Purpleskin, Simpson and The Strand Hass in counts 16-20, on special, priced at $1.20-1.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.00ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $5.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE




Week 30 saw the national harvest figure increase slightly to around 405,000 cartons from 399,000 so there was little change in the retail landscape. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 12.8 - 18.9 C across all major growing regions, whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 21.8 - 26.2 C. Not too much variance in rainfall this week for Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0.8mm and 9.5mm respectively; but significant falls experienced and continuing in Innisfail and Tully have received considerably more rain with 92.8 - 136.8mm across the week! This not only negative impacts upon harvesting but also farm tasks such as fertilising; de-leafing; weeding etc.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. Bloom appearing somewhat brighter this week, with less bruising than previous weeks.

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 $4.00-4.50/kg depending on store location.

















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00-4.50/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00-4.50ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters green and with 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 Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg- good bloom this week, an improvement on previous weeks. Some light brusing and skin marking observed.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety needed restocking in some stores.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Carindale and Coomera

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/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.

 

2023 Week - 30

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 29, 2023 - The industry saw a 20.42% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 434,280 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 110,000 less trays) on Week 28, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 433,182 trays harvested in addition to 1,098 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. As for production, Central Qld is still in the lead with 49.13% of the total volume; South Qld just overtaking North Qld contributing 14.91% of the volume followed by a combined effort of North QLD (13.44%), WA (8.37%), Central NSW (9.11%) and the balance coming from the Sunshine Coast/Tamborine an Northern Rivers (5.04%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 440K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 330K and 360K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 459,869 trays.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.19ea but advertised at $1.29ea in their Aldi Super Savers catalogue? with late week advertising on television at $1.19ea;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at a competitive on sale price of $1.20/ea.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

  • Coles stores had Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $5.50ea and 5 piece packs at $6.50/pack.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

  • Organic variety of avocados also on display for $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

  • Avolution and Simpson Hass @ $1.19 each, as Aldi Super Savers this week.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.99ea and 1kg packs at $4.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

  • Stores stocked Purpleskin, Simpson and Lava Valley Hass in counts 16-20, on special, priced at $1.20ea.

  • Fruit packed 13th July to 14th July, so age ranging 12 days to 13 days.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $4.80ea - this line was also on special.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE


Week 29 saw the national harvest figure increase slightly to just below 399,000 cartons from 388,000; so again there was little change in the retail landscape. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 8.0 - 19.0 C across all major growing regions, whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 20.0 - 27.0 C. Less rainfall this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 3.2mm and 3.0mm respectively; whilst Innisfail and Tully also received less rain with 20.4 - 34.2mm across the week in each region.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. Seeing some dullness of bloom amongst smaller fruit on shelf, particularly kids packs.

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 Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters green and with slight bruising.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Organic variety priced at $6.00/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg- good bloom this week, an improvement on previous weeks. Some light brusing and skin marking observed, some fruit also had considerable bronzing.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety needed restocking at all stores.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Carindale and Toowong

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/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.

 

2023 Week - 29

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 28, 2023 - The industry saw a whopping 49.48% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 545,736 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 180,000 more trays) on Week 27, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 539,210 trays harvested in addition to 6,526 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. This important to note that approximately 14,000 trays of this weeks harvest went to processing. Central Qld is still in the lead for overall production at 45.08% of the total volume; North Qld still contributing 20.45% of the volume followed by a combined effort of South QLD (11.70%), WA (11.29%), Central NSW (8.09%) and the balance coming from the Sunshine Coast/Tamborine an Northern Rivers (3.39%).

·       It is forecast that a total of 454K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 400K and 460K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 460,833 trays. With these kinds of production figures we don’t expect the market to go up at all, it is more likely to weaken and there will be a struggle to clear the increased volume of particularly small fruit for the next couple of weeks.

It is with some sadness that our North Queensland Avocado season has almost come to an end, with next week likely to see our final harvest and packing. However, our SE Queensland grower partners are well underway with their 2023 harvest and the quality of early fruit from this region is looking good. They have had some rather cool mornings over the last couple of weeks and there is a rather significant rain event forecast for this coming weekend but this won’t dampen their spirits.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.49ea;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass also selling at $1.50/ea. Loose GMAX were back in Woolworths stores visited this week, priced at $2.50ea - though a number of pieces were sited with body rots.

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




RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Fairfield, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

  • Coles stores had Hass Avocados at $1.50ea.

  • Fruit packed 3rd to 8th July, so fruit age ranging 11 to 16 days.

  • 1kg I’m Perfect at $5.50ea and 5 piece packs at $6.50/pack.

  • Overall good condition, some fruit with bruising but overall good colour and presentation.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Fairfield, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

  • Avolution and Simpson Hass @ $1.49 each.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.99ea and 1kg packs at $4.99ea. GMAX 3pk at $5.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Moorooka, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

  • Stores stocked Purpleskin, Simpson and Lava Valley Hass in counts 16-20, priced at $1.50ea. Greenskin GMAX back in stock this week, priced at $2.50ea.

  • Fruit packed 4th July to 11th July, so age ranging 8 days to 15 days.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.50ea. 1kg prepacks priced at $6.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE


Week 28 saw the national harvest figure increase slightly to just under 389,000 cartons from 372,000 so there was little change in the retail landscape. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.7 - 20.1 C across all major growing regions, this is not to say we haven’t experienced cooler temps in some low lying areas across the north - whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 21.8 - 26.2 C. Rain has been more constant this week with an increase on last week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 7.8mm and 13.6mm respectively; whilst Innisfail and Tully received significantly more with 67.2 - 76.0mm across the week in each region.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom and there was less of a presence of rub marks and bruising. Seeing some dullness of bloom amongst smaller fruit on shelf, particularly kids packs.

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-$4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit also competitively at $4.00/kg.




















RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Fairfield, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

  • Cavendish were priced at $3.99-4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • The majority of fruit had good bloom. Some clusters green and with slight bruising.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Fairfield, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg- good bloom this week, an improvement on previous weeks. Some light brusing and skin marking observed.

  • Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety was slightly more bruised.

 

Below: Woolworths Moorooka, Indooroopilly and Mt Ommaney

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/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.