QUICKLINKS

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.

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 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.

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

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QUICKLINKS

Bananas at Woolworths

Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI FAIRFIELD

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Generally good colour, few minor markings.
Lady Fingers, priced at $5.99/kg, these had more significant bruising, and some with slightly dull bloom.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Generally colour was good, with low levels of bronzing, bruising and neck injuries.
Lady Finger variety priced at $5.99/kg. These, as in other stores this week, had more bruising.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. Some of these were slightly green with minimal bruising.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES FAIRFIELD

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg - green but good bloom. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. These were better in colour.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish on display priced at $4.00/kg. A full display.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea - majority of these were green.
Red Tipped variety priced at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Lady Fingers with decent bruising.

COLES MT OMMANEY

Cavendish bananas displayed at $3.99/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea - some of these presented minimal skin marks.
Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA

Cavendish priced at $4.50/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, better than previous weeks.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

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.
Majority of bananas at this store presented with good colour and minimal bruising/marking.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

Cavendish Bananas at $4.00/kg. Some green fruit for eat later.
Red Tipped at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic variety at $6.00/kg.
Kids Banana clusters ‘Mini Bananas’ were ticketed at $3.50.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI