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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 20.6 - 25.2 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.9 - 32.0 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 124.6 - 149.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and a slight decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 67.7mm - 84.6mm throughout the week.

The national cut for last week was 381,837 cartons which was a slight decrease on Week 11 of almost 27,000 cartons. Still seeing the impact of the weather conditions over recent months with minor skin marking, a presence of varying degrees of speckle and some light sooty mould throughout retail displays.

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/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/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 12, 2024 - The industry saw a 9.67% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 554,651 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 53,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 11, 2024 production. The national harvest included 393,535 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 126,011 tray equivalents together with 35,105 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 52.26% of the total production volume this week, Central QLD accounting for a further 25.36%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 22.07% and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.22% and Tristate with 0.09%.

· It is forecast that a total of some 471,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 13) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 324,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 103,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 334K to 381K over the next three weeks, whilst Hass harvest figures are forecast to be steadily declining from 103K this week down to 94K 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 $0.99 each, competitive to Woolworths’ special of $1.00/piece; Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, at the start of this week but soon matched competition at $1.00 per piece.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

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🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- some staining, otherwise good colour. Some dull clusters present.
No stock of ‘Havana Bananas’.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.
No stock of Havana Bananas.

ALDI SOUTH MELBOURNE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. A rather jumbled display. Found some bruising and minor skin marking.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Majority of the display were slightly dull and green.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES LOGANHOLME

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - slightly dull colour, a light presence of sooty mould.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea - slightly green.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg.
Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg with bronzing developing on some clusters and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips were dull with minor skin marking at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers backward in colour at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SOUTH MELBOURNE

Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.
Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI