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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 6 saw 338,802 cartons sent, which is an 104,000 decrease on the previous week. Weather patterns in the major growing regions we saw a continuation of warm temperatures and lots of rain this week associated with the tropical low in the region. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 20.3 - 24.5 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 25.9 - 32.3 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week with the presence of a Tropical Low off the coast has been rather heavy as follows: Mareeba receiving 108.8mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a whopping 333.2mm!! Distribution of produce south is still affected.

Quality is consistent with mostly good colour and minimal skin marking - minor rub damage, some light skin marking etc seen this week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas were 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 $4.50/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 6, 2025 - The industry experienced a 9.09% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of only 364,665 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 5, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 55.84% of the total volume, followed by surprisingly NQ accounting for a further 25.51%, then NZ accounting for 15.45%, then Central NSW with 2.14% and lastly Tristate with 1.06% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 410,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 7) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass; with about one-third of this total being new season NQ Shepard Avocados. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 315K-370K tray equivalents per week.

We are actively engaging with our farms and associated growers to ensure fruit from all farms/blocks are being submitted for dry matter testing before harvesting commences and that a range of sizes are tested, including smaller sizes fruit which are used in the prepacks, to ensure what we do harvest is exceeding minimum dry matter requirements for our customers positive eating experience. Whilst we undertook a small harvest this week, we do envisage, all going well with the weather and gradual subsiding of flood waters in the North, that we will continue our selective size harvesting next week in preparation for supplies to our customers.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw relatively 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 $3.50ea and SHEPARDS at $2.90ea!

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Woolworths Shepard; Coles Hass Avocados and Aldi NZ Hass empty on shelf in Queensland stores

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🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - a considerable amount of green fruit.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - slightly bruised.

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

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

ALDI MAROOCHYDORE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - some slightly green.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg - bruised.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

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

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers $6.90/kg.

COLES MAROOCHYDORE

Cavendish- $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50/kg.
Red Tipped $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $6.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

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 on special - needed restocking. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’ although not many in ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg on special - needed restocking. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MAROOCHYDORE

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 $6.90/kg and Organic at $5.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI