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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The National Banana transport figures for week 41 were a touch over 412,000 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen a little more rain this week with temps remaining warm. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 16.0 - 22.4 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 27.2 - 31.4 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0-7.0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions 20.2-38.4mm of rain this week.

Quality is a little mixed - some rub marking, a little bat/bird marking and some thrip damage; however bloom is improving.
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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/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 41, 2024 - The industry experienced a 3.91% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 430,330 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 20,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 40, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production with both hands - accounting for 44.51% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 26.62%, then Central NSW accounting for 16.59%, Tristate with 10.08% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 1.34% and 0.86% respectively of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 408,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 42) 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 409 to 457K tray equivalents per week. The central market has tidied somewhat this week and by late in the week pricing was starting to lift by approx $1/tray … as we see SE Qld and Tristates growers nearing the end of their harvests more pressure is expected on supply.

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 $2.29 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 LUTWYCHE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with dull colour, better quality then the last few weeks. Pack date 7th October, fruit age 9 days.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - needed restocking.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

A full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - more skin marking this week and some lightly green fruit.
Havana bananas at this store this week, ticketed at $3.99/kg - probably needing a better display setup!

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with minor bruising.
Havana Bananas also at $3.99/kg - the best quality of the week!

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES LUTWYCHE

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg - a little bat/bird damage noticable; also some skin marking, bloom is still quite mixed.
Red Tips $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers $6.90/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Minimal marking but some bat/bird damage noted.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display for $4.00/kg.
Kids Bananas $4.00/pack, Ladyfingers $6.90/kg and Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS LUTWYCHE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Appropriately displayed. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg - needed restocking, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg- these quite green and Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg, odd cluster found with bat damage. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI