QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 25 has been and gone and we are now halfway through the year with week 26 drawing to a close! Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 8.1 - 20.0 C across all major growing regions - whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 24.4 to 27.8 C. Rainfall this week for Mareeba and Walkamin was again low, receiving 0-0.6mm, Tully and Innisfail receiving significantly less than previous weeks, with 2.6 - 14.4mm across the week in each region. Though the forecast for the next week is for overnight/early morning temps to again dip to 10C or below which will contribute to a dulling of fruit bloom and significant rainfall for north and central Queensland which will slow harvest if it eventuates.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom, some green fruit and a presence of rub marks, with minor neck injuries and bruising.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas was 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 $4.00-4.90/kg depending upon location

BANANA SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 25, 2023 - The industry saw a 3.75% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 438,137 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 16,000 more trays) on Week 24, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 347,636 trays harvested in addition to 27,684 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures, Central Qld has now overtaken North Qld for the lead in overall production at 55.12% of the total volume; North Qld contributing 38.89% of the volume followed by a combined effort of Central NSW and Tristate contributing the remaining 5.99% (Hass).

· It is forecast that a total of 419K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks will range between 370K and 400K per week, whilst total avocado production across this same period is expected to hit around 380K to 420K per week (including other varieties). The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 400,766 trays.

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 $1.80ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at a competitive $1.50/ea. Woolworths and Coles stores also stocked Greenskin GMAX, priced at $2.30-$2.50ea. Found examples of GMAX with copper residue and body rots this week in store.

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

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

Bananas at Woolworths

Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

A display of Cavendish Bananas back ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Cavendish were half green, half ripe.
Lady Fingers, priced at $5.99/kg, needed restocking.

ALDI KENMORE

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Lady Fingers were on display for $5.99/kg. Both varieties had some level of bruising.

ALDI COORPAROO

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Good bloom.
Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. These had slight bruising.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg - slightly dull. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg- these varieties were green.

COLES KENMORE

Cavendish on display priced at $4.90/kg. A full display, some bruised.
Kids packs also priced at $4.90ea.

COLES COORPAROO

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea had good bloom.
Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.00/kg.
All fruit in this store had good colour and minimal bruising.

WOOLWORTHS KENMORE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea. Not a great volume of eat now stock.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic also on display for $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

Cavendish Bananas at $4.00/kg. Some dull fruit.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg presently cleaner though still a few clusters with skin rub marking and some oddly shaped fruit. Organic variety at $6.00/kg.
Kids Banana clusters were quite marked ticketed at $3.50.

INDEPENDENT STORE

Cavendish priced at $4.49/kg. Good colour and bloom.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI