QUICKLINKS

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.

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 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 for the 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….

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 ticketed at $3.99/kg. Most with a tinge of green.
No Lady Fingers at this store this week.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Another store with mostly green fruit. Supplied by Mackays.
Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. This variety was also mostly green.
All stores have the Christmas spirit with decorations as you enter the store.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.50/kg. Kids packs also priced at $4.50ea.
Red Tips $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish on display priced at $4.50/kg - good colour.
Kids packs priced at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $8.00/kg. Organic $6.00/kg (spotting).

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $6.00/kg.
Organic variety priced at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

Hass Avocados priced at 99c each - Aldi Super Savers this week!
1kg prepacks at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Hass Avocados - priced at 99c each, from a variety of growers - Aldi Super Savers! But the catalogue had them at $1.29 ea ??
1kg packs at $3.99ea and 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Hass - ticketed at $1.30ea, well stocked.
I’m Perfect 1kg packs priced at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50ea.
Organic avocados at $3.90ea.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Count 25 Hass Avos - at $1.30ea. Very low stock at this store, potentially before restock? Lost sales.
5 piece packs at $4.50ea and 1kg packs at $4.00ea. Organic priced at $3.90ea.