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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana national figures for week 37 were a touch over 446,000 cartons which was roughly 5% less the week prior. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen the return of some rain this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.0 - 21.4 C across all major growing regions which were a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 22.0 - 28.7 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week saw Mareeba and Walkamin experience falls of 0.2mm and 0.8mm; and similar falls to last week across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of 28.2mm and 44.6mm.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/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 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 37, 2024 - The industry experienced a 2.92% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 431,227 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 10,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 37, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now take the lead in production - accounting for 24.57% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 24.42%, then Tristate accounting for 22.25%, Southern QLD with 11.19% and finally NZ, Central Queensland and North Queensland with harvests accounting for 8.61%; 3.58% and 2.26% respectively of the total production for the week. Of the 431K trays produced this week - approximately 78.5K were in the form of bulks/processing tray equivalents and 33K tray equivalents were exported leaving just shy of 320K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

· It is forecast that a total of some 464,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 38) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 480 to 495K tray equivalents per week which will mean a steady increase in numbers.

In addition to our grower partner in SE Qld - Cherry Creek Estates; and our grower partners in the Tristate region, Barham Avocados and Murray Eden Avocados, our partner in the west of this great land, Avonova, are all in harvest mode.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.49 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Some with minor bruising and some with dull colour, also the odd split peel.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - needed restocking.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

A full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $4.49/kg - light skin marking.
Havana bananas at this store this week, ticketed at $3.99/kg - quite green.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Some with minor bruising and some quite over-ripe.
No Havana Bananas.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Best of the colour in stores this week. A little bat/bird marking observed.
Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Relatively good mix of ready to eat and green fruit.
Organic at $6.00/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

Cavendish on display $4.49/kg. Kids packs at $4.49/kg. Relatively good mix of ready to eat and green fruit.
Organic at $6.00/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately displayed. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI