Retail Market Week 44 - 2024

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National Banana transport figures for week 43 were down by approximately 10% on the previous week with a total of 388,864 transported. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen a little more 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 17.0 - 24.3 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 29.0 - 33.5 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0-1.8mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions 13.6-29.6mm of rain this week.

Quality is a still varied - visible on display are bat/bird marking; rub marking, and underripe fruit 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/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00 to $4.49/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 43, 2024 - The industry experienced a 13.93% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 506,197 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 70,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 42, 2024 production. It is interesting to note that of this total approximately 68k tray equivalents were in the form of bulks/processing fruit; 36K were exported which left just over 402K for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw WA/NT lead in production - accounting for 51.81% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 25.27%, then Central NSW accounting for 15.94%, Tristate with 5.77% and finally Southern Queensland accounting for 1.21% of the total production for the week. This week we say thank you to our SE Qld grower partner, Cherry Creek Estates, as their season comes to an end and a thank you to our Tristate regions grower partners, Barham Avocados and Murray Eden Avocados as their seasons also come to a close. Avonova is now in full swing with their WA hass harvest and packing programmes, the season is showing signs of being lighter in volume than first anticipated which may mean an earlier finish to the season but supplies will be solid through to Christmas.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 502,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 44) nationally, with all of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 450 to 468K tray equivalents per week.

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 MT OMMANEY

  • 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 CARINDALE

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

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

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

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

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

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish on display $4.49/kg. Kids packs at $4.50/kg.

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

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50/kg.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • 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 MT OMMANEY

  • 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 CARINDALE

  • 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.

  • Empty shelves mean lost sales opportunities.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg, some green at the stalk. Kids packs at $3.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg. Ladies and Organic both just signage, no stock.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • NZ Count 25 Hass Avocados, priced at $2.29 each. Packed 8th October so fruit age is 22 days old.

  • Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • NZ Count 25 Hass Avocados priced at $2.29ea. Packed 18th October so fruit age is 12 days old.

  • 1kg prepacks at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • NZ 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 MT OMMANEY

  • Avocado Collective Hass Avocados - ticketed at $2.50 ea. Packed 16th October so fruit age is 14 days.

  • 1kg prepacks at $8.90ea and 5 piece prepacks at $9.90ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Mix of Skylark NZ and Avocado Collective WA Hass Avocados primarily found on the display - ticketed at $2.50 ea.

  • Prepacks - 5 piece packs at $9.90ea and 1kg packs $8.90ea.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Skylark 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 MT OMMANEY

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

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $8.90ea. 5 piece packs at $9.90ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • NZ and Avocado Collective WA Hass Counts 18-28; selling at $2.50ea. WA fruit packed 15th October so fruit age is 15 days; NZ fruit packed 27th Sept so fruit age was 33 days.

  • 5 piece packs at $9.90ea.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Avocado Collective 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.