Retail Market Week 12 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 17.5 - 24.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.7 - 33.6 C. Whilst it continues to be warm, there has been a significant increase in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 65.4 - 69.7mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of a staggering 312.0mm - 316.0mm throughout the week all of which will continue to impact fruit quality and shelf life.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom, with a percentage of green or dull fruit also.







































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 11, 2024 - The industry saw a 6.19% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 501,012 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 10, 2024 production. The national harvest included 375,997 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 106,602 tray equivalents together with 18,413 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. The total despatch this week of 501,012 tray equivalents saw approximately 160K in either bulk format/processing; almost 54K were exported which left just shy of 371K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 59% of the total production volume this week, then Western Australia with Hass avocado supply accounting for 20.73%, Central QLD not far behind accounting for a further 19.69%, and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.46% and Tristate with 0.13%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 523,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 12) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 374,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 122,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 373K to 415K over the next three weeks, whilst Hass harvest figures are forecast to be steadily declining from 122K this week down to 90K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards at $1.50ea.











 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles primarily Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- but majority green.

  • ‘Havana Bananas’ priced at $4.99/kg - but minimal stock on display

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.

  • No stock of Havana Bananas.

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $3.99/kg.

  • All varying in colour and skin quality.

  • Havana Bananas priced at $4.99/kg - majority green at this store.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg - Appropriate Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - priced $1.49 each - Greenskin Ct 23. Fruit packed 6th March so fruit age is 14 days. A percentage of the fruit exhibits lenticel damage and developing rots.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $4.49ea. The 1kg Market Buy net is on promo this week and features in Aldi’s weekly catalogue.

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • No loose avocados on display???

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea. I guess this store missed the memo about the 1kg Market Buy being on promo as well??

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 25 avocados priced at $1.49ea. Packed date of 7th Mar so fruit age is 13 days.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.49ea now containing Shepards. 1kg Market Buy on promo at $4.49/bag - featured in weekly catalogue.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Shepard Avocados a full and well stocked display of primarily Rock Ridge Shepards - ticketed at $1.80ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Loose Shepard Avos from Rock Ridge and Freshmax’s Reidy’s Avos - $1.50ea still.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $6.00ea and 1kg packs at $6.00ea.

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Shepards ticketed at $1.80ea- displayed neatly and well stocked - growers Rock Ridge and Howe Farming. Odd piece found with body rot. Packed dates of 29th Feb to 8th March so fruit age ranging 12 days to 18 days, mixed suppliers with sizing Ct20-25 on the display.

  • $5.00ea on Odd Bunch 1kg packs and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Count 23 Greenskin Shepard avocados priced at $1.50ea packed 5th Mar so fruit age up to 15 days. Lenticel damage noted and a few pieces with body rots.

  • Prepacks: 1kg at $6.00ea - some of which contained multiple heavily marked pieces and 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • The Avocado Collective WA Hass at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 23 avocados priced at $1.50ea and packed 5th Mar so fruit age is now 15 days old.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.00ea. Odd Bunch Avos at $6.00/net.

 

Independent Mt Gravatt Central

  • WA Hass (Delroys) at 2 for $6.00 or $3.49ea and Shepards ticketed at 2 for $5.00 or $2.99ea.

  • Hass offered a greater choice of maturities; Shepards were very firm. Sizing for both lines was large and quality was good.