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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 7 were 404,704 cartons harvested which was up a solid 66K cartons on the week prior. 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 22.6 - 24.9 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 28.2 - 36.4 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba receiving 20.6mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a 154.8mm!!

Quality is consistent with mostly good colour and minimal skin marking - minor rub damage, some light sap staining and 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-$4.50/kg depending upon store visited; 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 7, 2025 - The industry experienced a 12.17% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of only 320,264 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 44,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 6, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 39.50% of the total volume, followed by surprisingly NQ accounting for a further 33.08%, then NZ accounting for 22.83%, then Central NSW with 3.68% and lastly Tristate with 0.91% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 376,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 8) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass. New season NQ Shepard Avocados will take over within the next few weeks! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 343K-396K tray equivalents per week.

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.

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 GARDEN CITY

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

ALDI CARINDALE

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

ALDI KAWANA

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 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 CARINDALE

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

COLES KAWANA

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Organic $6.50/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 CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’ although not many in ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg - needed restocking. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS KAWANA

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Appropriately positioned in ‘Eat Now’ and ‘Eat Later’ although not many in ‘Eat Later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg - needed restocking. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI