QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 27 saw the national harvest figure increase slightly to just over 372,000 cartons so there was little change in the retail landscape. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 12.6 - 21 C across all major growing regions - whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 22.5 to 30.4 C. Rainfall was lighter than previous weeks with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving just 0.2mm and 0.6mm respectively; whilst Innisfail and Tully received a lighter fall with 8.0 - 10.8mm across the week in each region. The weather bureau is forecasting cooler overnight temps/early morning which will contribute to a dulling of fruit bloom (especially smaller fruit). Production for the next three week period is not expected to increase significantly.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom, less eat later fruit options on display and there was a presence of rub marks, with minor neck injuries and bruising, observed on some displays of fruit.

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.

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 27, 2023 - The industry saw a 26.15% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 365,092 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 130,000 less trays) on Week 26, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 389,681 trays harvested in addition to 4,800 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures, Central Qld is still in the lead for overall production at 37.54% of the total volume; North Qld contributing 28.56% of the volume followed by a combined effort of South QLD (12.97%), WA (10.82%), Central NSW (6.17%) and the balance coming from the Sunshine Coast/Tamborine an Northern Rivers (4.00%).

· It is forecast that a total of 461K 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 429,978 trays. The majority of growers in far North Queensland have now finished their harvest with the last of the supply from this region expected to be finalised by mid July; Central Qld is expected to finish sometime mid-late August.

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.

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 CAPALABA

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

ALDI CARINDALE

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Generally colour was good, however there was a level of bronzing, bruising and neck injuries.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Best quality was this store this week.
Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. These were on the green side.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CAPALABA

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg - ripe and good bloom. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display priced at $4.00/kg. A full display, a decent portion green and some light bruising. A few clusters appeared dull in hue.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea. Red Tipped variety priced at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea - some of these presented with a dull bloom and skin marks.
Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CAPALABA

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 relatively good colour, all varieties with some level of green fruit; refilling required.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic also on display for $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas at $4.00/kg. Some green fruit for eat later.
Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic variety at $6.00/kg.
Kids Banana clusters were ticketed at $3.50.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI