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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 isolated on the Tablelands with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving just 0.8mm and 4.4mm respectively; and heavier falls experienced in Innisfail and Tully receiving 18.0 - 32.4mm across the week!

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. A degree of minor skin marking present in some displays, less bruising than previous weeks. Ladyfinger sizing was mixed in some stores with some very small fingers found; also noted a presence of some bat/bird marking 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.

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 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….

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

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Bananas at Woolworths

Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Less bruising this week.
Lady Fingers on display for $5.99/kg.

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg, slightly backward.
Lady Fingers on display for $5.99.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Lady Fingers, more green than yellow, priced at the usual $5.99/kg. Some rub marking on the wings.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg - most with some bruising. Kids packs also at $4.00ea.
Red Tips priced at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $8.00/kg.

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish on display priced at $4.00/kg. A full display. A small percentage of green fruit.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers $8.00/kg and Organic variety priced at $6.00/kg.

COLES FAIRFIELD

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Red Tips priced at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic bananas at $6.00/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

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.
Free Fruit for Kids seemed to be the lower quality fruit this week.

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

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, the best quality this week.

WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA

Cavendish Bananas at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50/kg.
Red Tipped at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Hass Avocados - priced at $1.49ea.
5 piece prepacks priced at $4.99ea and 1kg prepacks at $4.49ea this week.

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

Hass Avocados - priced at $1.49 ea.
1kg prepacks at $4.49ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

Hass Avocados - priced at $1.49 ea.
1kg Hass at $4.49, this week’s Aldi Super Savers. $4.99ea were the 5 packs.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Count 23/25 Rockridge Fresh, Lava Valley Hass - ticketed at $1.80ea, well stocked. Packed 11th August- 5 days old.
I’m Perfect 1kg packs priced at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $5.00ea.