QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 3 are 513,971 cartons which is 22K cartons up on last week. Weather patterns in the major growing regions included continued warm temperatures and rain this week perfect for banana growing. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 18.3 - 25.1 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 26.7 - 35.4 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 21.4 - 42.6mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions with a 6.8-18.8mm of rain this week.

Quality is consistent with mostly good colour and minimal skin marking - some rust thrip damage, minor rub damage etc seen 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/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 3, 2025 - The industry experienced a 15.66% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 480,218 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 76,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 2, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 67.34% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 23.83%, then Tristate accounting for 5.03%, and lastly Central NSW with 3.80% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 425,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 4) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 381 to 444K tray equivalents per week.

Get ready….. the North Queensland Shepard season is not far off, trees are laden, dry matter testing is underway with some early test results showing that larger sized fruit is ready to go… get your customers ready to be green with envy for the Shepard Avocado… a delicate, creamy flavoured avocado that keeps its bright colour even when cut. More on this next 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 $2.99 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $3.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $3.20ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. More green fruit this week.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - more green.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Found a few clusters that were spotting, other clusters were mostly eat later fruit on display.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - also mostly green.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

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 SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg packed 6th January, so fruit is 16 days from pack. Kids packs at $4.00/kg.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES LOGANHOLME

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 GARDEN CITY

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

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

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 LOGANHOLME

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 GARDEN CITY

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