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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

We did not receive the national Banana transport figures for week 39 prior to release of this update. What we do know is weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen less rain again and continued warm temps this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.6 - 20.1 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 23.5 - 32.7 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was again light with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing 0mm of rain; and across Innisfail and Tully regions there was only 0.2-0.6mm of rain this week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing 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 $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited.

Don’t forget to celebrate National Banana Day which is fast approaching 16th October, 2024 or like a Minion love your bananas everyday!

Kenmore independent with a beautiful display of queensland grown bananas supporting national banana day, 16th october...Ticket price $4.99/kg

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 39, 2024 - The industry experienced a 1.10% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 495,240 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 9,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 38, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production - accounting for 38.66% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 21.14%, then NZ accounting for 17.76%, Tristate with 14.29% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 4.91% and 1.51% respectively of the total production for the week. Of the total 495K tray equivalents harvested it is interesting to note that almost 76K were in the form of bulks/processing fruit; some 37K were exported which left just over 382K trays for the domestic market.

· It is forecast that a total of some 452,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 40) nationally, with the majority of these obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 433 to 454K tray equivalents per week - a little lighter than where it has been as the SQld, Victorian and Tristate regions are drawing closer to finishing their seasons with only two to four weeks remaining in these regions.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw stable shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.49 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50-2.90ea, 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 WEST END

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with minor bruising and some with dull colour, better quality then the last few weeks.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - needed restocking.

ALDI KENMORE

A full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - light skin marking and some green fruit.
Havana bananas at this store this week, ticketed at $3.99/kg - good colour!

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with minor bruising and some quite over-ripe.
Havana Bananas also at $3.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES BRISBANE CITY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Mostly light green fruit.
Red Tips $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers $6.90/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES KENMORE

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50/kg. Relatively good mix of ready to eat and green fruit.
Organic at $6.50/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Relatively good mix of ready to eat and green fruit.
Organic at $6.50/kg. Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS BRISBANE CITY

Cavendish priced at $4.00/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 $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS KENMORE

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately displayed. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI