QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The industry transport figures have been a little late in their release, we now have Week 19 figures which are as follows: 343,082 cartons were sent out, approximately 37,000 less than week 18. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have finally seen some cooling with early A.M. temperatures have ranged 16.6 - 22.2 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.5 - 27.9 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0.4 - 4.0mm; whilst another slight increase in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 79.8mm - 91.0mm throughout the week. Similar weather patterns have been in existence now for several months.

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 still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.

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 19, 2024 - The industry saw a 26.12% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 347,769 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 130,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 18, 2024 production. The national harvest saw the Hass variety leading production supplying 297,447 tray equivalents; with just 31,052 Shepard tray equivalents along with 19,270 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country in the last week has North QLD production accounting for 58.90% of the total volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 40.55% (Shepard and Hass), and Southern Queensland entering the market slowly with supply accounting for 0.49%.

· It is forecast that a total of some 436,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 20) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass variety expected to represent some 380,000 tray equivalents whilst Shepard will contribute approximately 22,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be gradually declining in volume as their season is coming to an end by mid to late May, forecast for the next three weeks to be within a range of 7K down to zero tray equivalents by the first week of June.

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 89c each; Coles Qld had Hass and Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.30 ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards also at $1.20ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Hass and a few 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 - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.
Havana bananas at $4.99/kg. Definitely back in stock this week!

ALDI MT OMMANEY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - most fruit green here.
Havana bananas priced at $4.99/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.
No Havana bananas at this store this week.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour.
Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Signage for Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg - however none on display.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Some very minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour - minor neck damage. Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.
Kids packs at $2.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at 89c ea.
1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.
Decent damage in some prepacks this week across Woolworths, Coles and Aldi.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

Green skins Shepard priced at 89c each.
5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Greenskins loose Count 23 Shepard Avocados priced at 89c ea.
1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea. Gmax 3 piece packs also included in this week’s display priced at $5.49ea.