QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The national transport figures released for last week, Week 15/2024, were just over 397,000 cartons which were some 68,000 more cartons than the week prior. The weather patterns in the far north saw early A.M. temperatures have ranged 15.9 - 24.4 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.5 - 29.8 C. There has been a significant decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 41.8 - 43.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and also a decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 7.2mm - 39.2mm throughout the week.

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 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 15, 2024 - The industry saw a 7.73% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 620,704 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 45,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 14, 2024 production. The national harvest included 455,093 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 103,498 tray equivalents together with 62,113 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 55.18% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 31.93%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 12.71% and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.13% and SC with 0.05%.

· It is forecast that a total of some 502,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 16) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 369,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 120,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to gradually decline in the coming weeks with the forecast harvest over the next three weeks ranging 320K down to 72K 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 $1.39 each; Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards at $1.30ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising and good colour apart from a few slightly green bunches.
$4.99/kg for ‘Havana Bananas’. These were mostly green.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

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

ALDI PIMPAMA

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.
Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.
All fruit was considerably green but had minimal bruising this week.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

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.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour but some dull clusters with neck injury, minor marking and splitting peel.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg.
Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES PIMPAMA

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg - a percentage of minor neck injuries and skin marking visible - also some sooty mould present.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. A little sooty mould mould, some minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $6.00/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

A neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg though neck injuries, sooty mould, sap stains and skin marking visible. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $6.00/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS PIMPAMA

Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg. The best quality and colour this week!
Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg - some clusters with maturity bronzing. Red Tipped at $6.00/kg.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Loose Shepard Avocados - priced $1.39 each - Greenskins.
5 piece packs at $4.99ea and 1kg packs on special (Aldi Super Savers) at $4.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at $1.39ea, packed 10th April (7 days old).
1kg prepacks on special at $4.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI PIMPAMA

Green skins Count 23 Shepard priced at $1.39 each, packed 10th April (7 days old).
5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg on special for $4.49ea.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Count 23 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.30ea.
Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.30ea.
1kg prepacks at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Count 23-25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.30ea still, packed 3rd April (~14 days old).
Autumn hass also available for $1.30ea.
Prepacks: 5pk at $4.50ea and 1kg packs at $4.00ea.