Retail Market Week 43 - 2024

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🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


National Banana transport figures for week 42 were 430,972, an increase on week 41 by some 18,000 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen a less rain this week and temps are continuing to warm up, particularly in the day with humidity on the increase as well. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.1 - 21.9 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 29.2 - 33.3 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions 2.0-4.4mm of rain this week.

Quality is a still varied - visible on display are bat/bird marking; rub marking, some thrip damage and the occasional splitting peel; however bloom is slowly improving with each passing 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 $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited.


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BANANA OVERVIEW

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 42, 2024 - The industry experienced a 1.23% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 435,683 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 5,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 41, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production with both hands - accounting for 55.99% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 18.87%, then NZ accounting for 13.09%, Tristate with 10.01% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 1.95% and 0.10% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 403,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 43) 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 406 to 451K tray equivalents per week. The central markets continued to firm in price a little as some regions are now finished their harvests with a further lift by $1-$2/tray expected in next’s trade. Pricing is varied and quality is key

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

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with dull colour, better quality then the last few weeks.

  • Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

  • A full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - less skin marking this week and some lightly green fruit.

  • Havana bananas at this store this week, ticketed at $3.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with minor marking.

  • Havana Bananas also at $3.99/kg - very green.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg.

  • Red Tips $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers $6.90/kg.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg. Minimal marking.

  • 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 AIRPORT

  • 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.

WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA

  • 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 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

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • Count 25 Hass Avocados, priced at $2.29 each.

  • Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

  • Skylark Count 25 Hass Avocados priced at $2.29ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $6.99ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Count 25/28 Hass Avocados, priced at $2.29 each.

  • Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs and 5 piece packs at $6.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Hass Avocados - ticketed at $2.50 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $8.00ea and 5 piece prepacks at $7.00ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Skylark NZ Hass Avocados primarily found on the display - ticketed at $2.50 ea.

  • Prepacks - 5 piece packs at $8.50ea and 1kg packs $8.00ea.

COLES CARINDALE

  • NZ Hass loose, $2.50 ea,

  • Avocado 5pk at $8.50ea and Avocado 1kg I’m Perfect selling at $8.00ea

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS AIRPORT

  • NZ Hass display priced at $2.50ea were on the the A frame display.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $8.00ea. 5 piece packs at $8.00ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA

  • Mix of Central NSW, WA and NZ Hass Counts 18-28; selling at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • WA and NZ Hass in Count 20-25 on display priced at $2.50ea were on the front of an A frame display.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $8.00ea. 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.