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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Transport figures are behind, Week 13 had 356,251 cartons sent around Australia. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 19.0 - 23.6 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 28.2 - 31.9 C. There has been a significant decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 13.4 - 27.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and also a decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 2.0mm - 36.8mm throughout the week.

National banana harvest figures for last week (Week 14) were just shy of 330,000 cartons which was some 26,000 less than Week 13 harvest.

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 greatly which is indicative of the growing conditions in recent months, but also handling practises throughout the supply chain.

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 14, 2024 - The industry saw a 26.46% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 572,747 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 150,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 13, 2024 production. The national harvest included 429,972 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 91,125 tray equivalents together with 51,650 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 63.41% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 20.79%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 15.58% and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.16% and Central NSW with 0.04%.

· It is forecast that a total of some 512,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 15) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 368,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 90,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected within a range of 203K to 332K over the next three weeks.

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

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 CARINDALE

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising and good colour apart from a few slightly green bunches.
No stock of ‘Havana Bananas’.

ALDI CANNON HILL

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - good colour this week, minimal bruising.
$3.99/kg for Havana Bananas.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.
Havana bananas at $3.99/kg.
All fruit was considerably spotted and bruised.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg. Slightly dull but minimal bruising on most fruit. Some bronzing this week also.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES CANNON HILL

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg some dull clusters with neck injury, minor marking and odd cluster with wound to flesh. Also some sooty mould present.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg - found to be spotting.
Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES FAIRFIELD

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - a percentage of dull clusters, with sooty/blotchy mould, minor neck injuries and skin marking visible.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg but $4.50/kg on other signage? - perhaps old signage. A little sooty mould mould, some minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/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 at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS FAIRFIELD

Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg. Some sap staining and light marking.
Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI