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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 1 have not been released by industry bodies. Weather patterns in the major growing regions included continued warm temperatures and rain this week, meaning humidity is on the increase as well. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 19.6 - 24.9 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 26.7 - 34.0 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 26.4-83.0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions with a massive 180.8-207.4mm of rain this week.

Quality is a more consistent with mostly good colour and minimal skin marking seen this week - light rub, superficial bruising, little thrip damage.

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.

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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 1, 2025 - The industry experienced a 11.01% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 273,155 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 52, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 74.11% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 16.78%, then Central NSW accounting for 7.58%, and lastly Tristate with 1.53% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 370,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 2) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 376 to 380K 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 $2.79 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $3.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.90ea.

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 Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Better colour than recent weeks, less green fruit.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - more green.

ALDI SUNNYBANK

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Mostly dull or green colour.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - also mostly green.

ALDI COORPAROO

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with minor marking and a tinge green.
Havana Bananas also at $3.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00/kg.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES COORPAROO

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50/kg.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately displayed. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately displayed. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI