2025 Week - 14

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 13, 2025 - The industry experienced an 8.78% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 470,937 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 40,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 12, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw NQ still confidently leading in production - accounting for 77.64% of the total volume, with a growing percentage by Central Queensland accounting for 21.97%, then Central NSW for 0.37% of the total production for the week. Central markets seem to be holding the value on Shepards currently with premium tray sales ranging $28-$34 depending on size and class one trays sales ranging $20-$26. There have been a few more early hass arriving in markets around the country.

·      It is forecast that a total of some 411,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 14) nationally, with the majority of these being Shepard!! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 415K-431K tray equivalents per week. Whilst the majority of production is still the humble Shepard, testing on hass dry matters have commenced in North Qld - our own fruit is not quite ready as of yet with the majority of results within the 20-21.9% range and one at 24% … but give it another another week or two and we will be ready to commence spot picking of larger fruit. We envisage our Shepard harvest to be complete in another two weeks all going well.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw some great offers for customers with pricing as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets on special at $1.99each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Shepard and Autumn Hass avos on a multibuy price at 2 for $4.00ea, and Woolworths Qld with Shepard at $2.30ea.






AVOCADO sale pricing 31st March to 4th April in the markets……







RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Brookside

  • Coles stores had Shepards in size 23-25 2 for $4.00.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.90ea and 1kg packs at $6.50ea.

  • Organic at $4.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Stafford

  • Ct 23-25 Shepards on special at $1.99ea. Age of Shepards up to 12 days from date of pack.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.99ea. 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Brookside

  • Primarily Greenskins Shepard avos in Ct23/25 on display were retailing at $2.30ea-$2.50ea depending upon store visited. Fruit with packed dates of 11th-18th March so fruit age from date of pack is 14-21 days.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.90ea. 5 piece packs for $6.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 13 were just over 451K cartons which was an increase of 23,000 on the week prior. Weather patterns in the major growing regions were as follows: Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 22-24.5C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 29-32.7C. Slightly less rainfall was experienced in North Qld banana growing regions this week with the following recorded: Mareeba receiving 41.2mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a 57.2mm.

Quality is somewhat varied both in terms of fruit colour and degree of skin marking, also still seeing a little sooty mould around which is not uncommon with the kind of weather we have been experiencing and light skin marking together with minor neck injuries, somewhat better than last week though.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas were as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.90/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at a huge range from $3.50-4.90/kg in the stores visited.





RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Brookside

  • Cavendish were priced at $3.50-4.90/kg. $4.50-4.90 were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Stafford

  • Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg.

  • Havana Bananas at $4.49/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Brookside

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.90/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.90/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8.00/kg.

2024 Week - 47

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 46, 2024 - The industry experienced a 3.21% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 539,190 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 18,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 45, 2024 production. Interestingly almost 90K units (up 8K units on last week) of this total were in the form of bulk/processing; a further 65K units were exported (more than double the quantity that was exported last week) which left just over 384K units for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 66.56% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 21.61%, then Central NSW accounting for 7.31%, and lastly Tristate with 4.51% of the total production for the week. Dry matter in WA fruit is not only markedly varied from farm to farm; and block to block but this season there is a noticeable difference even down to the level of tree to tree on the same farm - it is believed this is in fact due to the previous 9-12 month period of prolonged dry heat over a long summer and a very mild winter which has impacted tree production; maturity and now influencing the development of fruit colour whilst on the tree. The impact of this is being seen in the form of quite mixed maturity - which is making the task of ripening a difficult one when trying to ensure consistency across trays. Developing colour of fruit whilst on the tree as noted is also occurring and a percentage of farms in the region are also experiencing a degree of fruit drop. This has resulted in some farms increasing their current harvest rate in recent weeks, which will see a short term increase in availability but for the longer term picture, we believe this will put pressure on hass supplies post Christmas. It is difficult to accurately gauge at this stage how long trees will hold fruit for in light of these factors.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 527,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 47) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 446 to 456K 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.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….







RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • Coles stores had both NZ and WA Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. Fruit packed dates ranging 24th October through to 5th November, therefore fruit age ranging 15 days to 27 days.

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

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.29ea all Ct23/25. Fruit packed date of 21st October meaning fruit age from date of pack is 30 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.99ea and 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50. Fruit packed dates ranging 18th October through to 31st October hence fruit age from date of pack is 20 to 33 days old.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea. Organic packs at $7.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 46 saw 391,550 cartons harvested which was 1.5% or 5831 cartons fewer than the previous week. Weather patterns in the major growing regions we again saw minimal rainfall, with warm temperatures this week, 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 17.8 - 24.2 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 31.0 - 33.3 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions with 1.4-7.6mm of rain this week.

Quality is a still varied - although minimal bat/bird marking and rub marking observed this week - some still being found amongst a couple of displays together with some thrip marking and bronzing. Fruit bloom was generally bright which should help with fruit appeal.

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.






RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Forest Lake, Indooroopilly and Loganholme

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.90/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 46

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·      Week 45, 2024 - The industry experienced a 1.49% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 521,849 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 8,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 44, 2024 production. It is interesting to note that of this total a little over 81K units were in the form of bulks/processing; 30K units were exported which left just over 410K units for domestic sale.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 63.86% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 17.26%, then Central NSW accounting for 12.49%, Tristate with 6.33% and finally Southern Queensland accounting for 0.06% of the total production for the week. Local weather conditions around our growing areas of Manjimup and Pemberton have seen cooler/overcast days this week with temps ranging in the early mornings between 5-9C and days warming up to 18/19C with between 1-11mm of rainfall on a daily basis, which is slowing the harvest task a little.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 529,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 46) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 442 to 479K 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 $2.49 each featuring them in their weekly catalogue;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….







RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Indooroopilly and Toowong(Qld) and Eaton WA

  • Coles stores had both NZ Hass and Avocado Collective WA Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. Australian fruit with packed on dates of 16th October - therefore fruit age was 20 days.

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

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Indooroopilly and Toowong(Qld) and Bunbury WA

  • NZ Hass from @ $1.99ea all Ct23/25 and promoted in their weekly catalogue.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.99ea and 5 piece packs at $7.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Indooroopilly and Toowong (QLD) and Bunbury WA

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea. Organic packs at $7.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 45 were 397,381 cartons which down by 2.2% on the cut for the previous week. Weather patterns in the major growing regions saw less rain this week and warmer temps, 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 13.4 - 20.5 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 29.3 - 33.6 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was none existent with: Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions also with 0mm of rain this week.

Quality is a still varied and there is a visible improvement on the last few weeks - less bat/bird marking; still a little rub marking, and bloom has definitely improved. From our walks around the market and what has been seen on store shelves, we believe the worst of the dull winter fruit has almost come to an end and within the next week, just perhaps we will be saying it is bloomin” bright!

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 $3.00/kg in the stores visited.






RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Indooroopilly and Toowong (QLD) and Eaton WA

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Indooroopilly and Toowong(QLD) and Bunbury WA

  • Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Indooroopilly and Toowong(QLD) and Bunbury WA

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.90/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 45

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 44, 2024 - The industry experienced a 4.42% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 529,603 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 23,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 43, 2024 production. Despite the fact that this harvest number is stronger, almost 86,000 tray equivalents are only suitable as bulks /processing lines and almost 25,000 trays were exported leaving 419,000 for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw WA/NT continue their lead in production - accounting for 60.57% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 18.90%, then Central NSW accounting for 14.60%, Tristate with 5.53% and finally Southern Queensland accounting for 0.41% of the total production for the week. Word on the market is that we should see SA supplies coming to an end late this week or next and once these are exhausted, market agents will be looking to strengthen their floor supplies with fruit from the west. Local weather conditions around the growing areas of Manjimup and Pemberton have seen cooler/overcast days this week with temps ranging in the early mornings between 5-9C and days warming up to 18/19C with between 1-11mm of rainfall on a daily basis, which is slowly the harvest task a little. Apart from the weather impacting volume, a number of farms in WA region are experiencing a degree of fruit drop which seems to be increasing their sense of urgency around harvest. This will no doubt put more pressure on supplies as we move closer to Christmas and if this continues we may be facing the very real possibility of very low supplies post Christmas. The understanding as to why this is occurring across a wide number of farms has been put down to the weather patterns in the preceding 10-12 month period whereby a very hot and lengthy summer have perhaps stressed the trees and hence why they are not holding the fruit for as long as expected.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 503,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 45) nationally, with the majority of these being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 452 to 480K 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 $1.99 each featuring them in their weekly catalogue; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • Coles stores had both NZ Hass and Avocado Collective WA Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. Australian fruit with packed on dates of 16th October - therefore fruit age was 20 days.

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

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • NZ Hass from @ $1.99ea all Ct23/25 and promoted in their weekly catalogue.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.99ea and 5 piece packs at $8.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea. Organic packs at $7.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 44 were up by 4.5% (17,675) on last week to a total of 406,539 cartons harvested for the week. Weather in the major growing regions saw less rain this week and warmer temps, 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 13.4 - 20.5 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 29.3 - 33.6 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions also 0mm 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. From our walks around the market and what has been seen on store shelves, we believe the worst of the dull winter fruit has almost come to an end and within the next fortnight, just perhaps we will be saying it is bloomin” bright!

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 $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg in the stores visited.






RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Chermside, Garden City and Carindale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.90/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 44

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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 with a growing volume accounting for 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 WA 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. Pricing in the markets has remained steady on class one fruit, slight lift on premium trays, especially Australian grown - markets remain relatively tidy.

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.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • Coles stores had both NZ Hass and Avocado Collective WA Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. The majority of fruit had colour, some sun blemish noted. Australian fruit with packed on dates of 16th October - therefore fruit age was 14 days.

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

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.29ea all Ct23/25.

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

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.90ea and 5 piece packs at $9.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

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. Humidity levels are also on the rise. 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 on store shelves - 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- $4.50/kg in the stores visited.





RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking. A little powder residue noted, and odd clusters with split peel.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Indooroopilly, Mt Ommaney and Carindale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

  • A few empty or low stock shelves represent lost sales opportunities.

2024 Week - 43

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 42, 2024 - The industry experienced a 1.23% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 435,683 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 5,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 41, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production with both hands - accounting for 55.99% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 18.87%, then NZ accounting for 13.09%, Tristate with 10.01% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 1.95% and 0.10% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 403,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 43) nationally, with the majority of these obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 406 to 451K tray equivalents per week. The central markets continued to firm in price a little as some regions are now finished their harvests with a further lift by $1-$2/tray expected in next’s trade. Pricing is varied and quality it key.

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.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Fairfield, Cannon Hill and Carindale

  • Coles stores had Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. The majority of fruit had colour, some sun blemish noted.

  • 5 piece packs at $8.50ea and 1kg packs at $8.00ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Fairfield, Cannon Hill and Carindale

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.29ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $6.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Moorooka, Airport and Carindale

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National harvest figures for week 42 were 430,341, an increase on week 41 of 18,600 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen a less rain this week and temps are gradually lifting during the day each week and humidity too. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.1 - 21.9 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 29.2 - 33.3 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions 2.0-4.4mm of rain this week.

Quality remains quite mixed across the board - with rub marking, thrip damage, bat/bird damage evident in a number of displays; however bloom is 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 $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited.





RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Fairfield, Cannon Hill and Carindale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg (a few very tiny clusters). Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Fairfield, Cannon Hill and Carindale

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Moorooka, Airport and Carindale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.00.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 42

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 41, 2024 - The industry experienced a 3.91% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 430,330 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 20,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 40, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production with both hands - accounting for 44.51% of the total volume, with a growing volume coming from NZ which accounted for a further 26.62%, then Central NSW accounting for 16.59%, Tristate with 10.08% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 1.34% and 0.86% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 408,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 42) nationally, with the majority of these obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 409 to 457K tray equivalents per week. Markets have tidied a little with a number of growers in SE Qld and Tristate areas nearing the completion of their harvest. Pricing is expected to lift slightly 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 $2.29 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

  • Coles stores had a mix of Hass sourced from Australia (Barhams) and NZ in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. A percentage of fruit found with bronzed skin colour.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.00ea and 1kg packs at $8.00ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.29ea all Ct23/25. Fruit packed 17th September so age of fruit was 28-30 days old.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea. Also on offer were the mini organic packs which were generally found to have 7 small pieces within the net. Loose organic selling for $3.80/piece.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The National Banana transport figures for week 41 were a touch over 412,000 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen a little more rain this week with temps remaining warm. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 16.0 - 22.4 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 27.2 - 31.4 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba and Walkamin 0-7.0mm of rain; and Innisfail and Tully regions 20.2-38.4mm of rain this week.

Quality is a little mixed - some rub marking, a little bat/bird marking and some thrip damage; however bloom is improving.

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.





RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present. Evidence of bat/bird damage on some clusters

 

Below: Aldi Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Lutwyche, Garden City and Carindale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.00.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 41

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 40, 2024 - The industry experienced a 16.50% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 413,499 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 80,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 39, 2024 production. This production figure can be broken down into 68.5K bulks/processing lines; almost 47K tray equivalents were exported which left some 301K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production - accounting for 44.41% of the total volume, followed by NZ accounting for a further 18.05%, then Central NSW accounting for 17.33%, Tristate with 14.34% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 3.85% and 1.68% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 416,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 41) nationally, with the majority of these obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 393 to 422K 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 $2.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

  • Coles stores had Hass in size 20-25 at $2.50ea. The majority of fruit had colour, some sun blemish noted.

  • 5 piece packs at $8.00ea and 1kg packs at $8.00ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.49ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea - these were also NZ grown Hass.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The National Banana transport figures for week 40 were a little over 417,000 cartons which is some 57,000 more, than harvested in week 39. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen minimal rain again and temps this week have remained warm. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.6 - 20.8 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 25.2 - 32.7 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was again light with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing 0mm of rain; and across Innisfail and Tully regions there was only 7.4-7.8mm of rain this week.

Quality is a little mixed - seeing evidence of some light bird/bat marking and some rub marking in particular; bloom is improving, however there is still a percentage of dull fruit in the market.

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 $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited.





RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Sunnybank Hills, Garden City and Acacia Ridge

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.00.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 40

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 39, 2024 - The industry experienced a 1.10% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 495,240 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 9,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 38, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now firmly take the lead in production - accounting for 38.66% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 21.14%, then NZ accounting for 17.76%, Tristate with 14.29% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 4.91% and 1.51% respectively of the total production for the week. Of the total 495K tray equivalents harvested it is interesting to note that almost 76K were in the form of bulks/processing fruit; some 37K were exported which left just over 382K trays for the domestic market.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 452,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 40) nationally, with the majority of these obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 433 to 454K tray equivalents per week - a little lighter than where it has been as the SQld, Victorian and Tristate regions are drawing closer to finishing their seasons with only two to four weeks remaining in these regions.

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 $2.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50-2.90ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Kenmore and Brisbane City

  • Coles stores had Hass - primarily NZ fruit on display, a little Australian carryover from previous day - in size 20-23 at $2.50-2.90ea. Fruit packed 5th to 9th September so fruit age is 23 to 27 days from date of pack. The majority of fruit had colour, some sun blemish noted.

  • 5 piece packs at $8.00ea and 1kg packs at $8.00ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Kenmore and West End

  • NZ Hass from @ $2.49ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea - these were also NZ grown Hass.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Kenmore and Brisbane City

  • Mix of Australian and NZ Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 on display were retailing at $2.50. NZ fruit fpacked 9th Sept so fruit is 23 days old and Australian stock packed 25th Sept so fruit age from date of pack is 7 days.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

We had not received the national Banana transport figures for week 39 at the time of release of this update. What we do know is weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen less rain again and continued warm temps this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.6 - 20.1 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 23.5 - 32.7 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions have again been light this week with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing 0mm of rain; and across Innisfail and Tully regions there was only 0.2-0.6mm of rain 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 $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited. Independents in the centres visited this week were retailing bananas anywhere from $2.99/kg through to $4.99/kg.






The independent (below) at Kenmore had “National Banana Day” promo card up with their banana display - beautiful colour and quallity fruit ticketed at $4.99/kg this week.

Don't forget to celebrate national banana day on 16 october..... and be one with the mnion and love your bananas....

RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Kenmore and Brisbane City

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00-4.50/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Kenmore and West End

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Kenmore and Brisbane City

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 39

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 38, 2024 - The industry experienced a 11.95% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 489,753 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 50,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 37, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now definitely take the lead in production - accounting for 40.19% of the total volume, followed by Tristate accounting for a further 18.24%, then NZ accounting for 16.11%, CNSW with 14.54% and finally Southern Queensland and TNR with harvests accounting for 8.12% and 1.76% respectively of the total production for the week. In relation to the almost 490K tray equivalents this week approximately 70K were in the form of bulks/processing; a further 36K were exported which left 383K for domestic sale and consumption.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 449,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 39) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 437 to 464K tray equivalents per week. Market pricing this week came back a little, still seeing good quality premium fruit fetching up to $40/$42/tray though main sales seem to be in the range of $36-$38/tray; whilst class one fruit has also come back a few dollars with trays selling $26-$30 - this has in part been caused by a slowing of the market with school holidays in progress in Queensland coinciding with an increase in production.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea. Queensland is coming to the end of the two week September school holiday break - sales during this period have been somewhat slow as is replicated in the market system, so as we head back to school for the last term and head into warmer weather, we expect to see sales lift. With the AFL Grand Final this weekend, we see the commencement of the Victorian school holidays whereby we expect a quietening of market sales in this state, for the next two week period.


Or is it because they are sick of being squeezed??? We have to remind all our customers to gently press around the stem end to determine if an avocado is ready to eat, by squeezing the body we can cause damage to the flesh, in the form of bruising. Colour is also an excellent visual clue as to the condition of the fruit, a dull purple black skin colour is generally associated with a ripe piece.

Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

  • Coles stores had Hass - primarily NZ fruit on display, a little Australian carryover from previous day - in size 20-23 at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $8.00ea and 1kg packs at $8.00ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

  • All Avolution sourced Hass from North Qld @ $2.49ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

  • Australian Hass avos primarily in Ct20/23/25 supplied by Tree-2-Me; Purpleskin; N&A all with supplied from Central Qld/NSW and a little NZ hass as well on display were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana national figures for week 38 have decreased compared to week 37. Week 38 saw 389,799 cartons harvested and transported nationally, a 56,000 decrease in volume or 12.5% less on week 37. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen less rain and warmer temps this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.0 - 21.5 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 27.0 - 32.7 C. warmer than previous weeks. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week saw Mareeba and Walkamin experience 0mm of rain; and across Innisfail and Tully regions we saw also 0mm of rain this week. Markets have been rather messy over the last two weeks with the flush of fruit and falling prices, but with a lighter cut in the last week, this has provided a slight reprieve, so that by late this week we were starting to see the market tidy up a little.

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. Independents in the centres visited were found to be selling fruit at $1.99/kg up to $3.99/kg.









RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg. Also at $4.00/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Loganholme

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

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2024 Week - 38

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 37, 2024 - The industry experienced a 2.92% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 431,227 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 10,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 37, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT now take the lead in production - accounting for 24.57% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 24.42%, then Tristate accounting for 22.25%, Southern QLD with 11.19% and finally NZ, Central Queensland and North Queensland with harvests accounting for 8.61%; 3.58% and 2.26% respectively of the total production for the week. Of the 431K trays produced this week - approximately 78.5K were in the form of bulks/processing tray equivalents and 33K tray equivalents were exported leaving just shy of 320K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 464,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 38) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 480 to 495K tray equivalents per week which will mean a steady increase in numbers.

In addition to our grower partner in SE Qld - Cherry Creek Estates; and our grower partners in the Tristate region, Barham Avocados and Murray Eden Avocados, our partner in the west of this great land, Avonova, are all in harvest mode and producing some quality fruit.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.


Supermarket confirmed AVOCADO pricing……




Quoted Market pricing….



RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

  • Coles stores had Hass - both Australian and NZ on display - in size 20-23 at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

  • All NZ Hass @ $2.49ea all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $7.49ea and 5 piece packs at $7.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

  • NSW AND WA Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $2.50.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana national figures for week 37 were just over 446,000 cartons for the week which was approximately 5% lower than last week at 470,000 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen the return of some rain this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.0 - 21.4 C across all major growing regions which were a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 22.0 - 28.7 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week saw Mareeba and Walkamin experience falls of 0.2mm and 0.8mm; and similar falls to last week across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of 28.2mm and 44.6mm.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited.









RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00-4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Carindale and Mt Ommaney

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00-4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

INDEPENDENT

2024 Week - 37

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 36, 2024 - The industry experienced a welcome 3.69% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 444,204 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 17,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 35, 2024 production. Of the total tray equivalents harvested this week, some 91K were in the form of bulks/processing; 34K were exported which left just over 318K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw Tristate now take the lead in production - accounting for 25.21% of the total volume, followed by Central NSW accounting for a further 23.95%, then WA/NT accounting for 17.02%, Southern QLD with 11.78% and finally NZ, Central Queensland and North Queensland with harvests accounting for 10.78%; 7.47% and 2.25% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 401,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 37) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass - which means a similar quantity is expected for domestic supply to last week. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 400 to 412K tray equivalents per week meaning that market pricing is expected to hold.

In addition to our grower partner in SE Qld - Cherry Creek Estates; our grower partners in the Tristate region, Barham Avocados and Murray Eden Avocados, our partner in the west of this great land, Avonova, are now kicking off their season slowly as a greater number of WA growers join in.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.20ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea. Independents were found to have large sizing retailing for up to 2/$8!







RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

  • Coles stores had Hass - both Australian and NZ on display - in size 20-23 at $2.20ea. NZ stock up to 28 days old.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

  • All NZ Hass @ $2.49ea all Ct23/25 with fruit age up to 30 days old.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $6.79ea and 5 piece packs at $7.29ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

  • NSW AND WA Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $2.50 with packed dates ranging 18th August through to 3rd Sept so fruit age varied from 8 to 24 days.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $8.00ea and 5 piece packs at $8.00ea; whilst Organic 550g mini packs were $6.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana national figures for week 36 harvest saw another slight lift of almost 6000 cartons on last week, resulting in a total of just over 470K cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have seen the return of some rain this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 15.3 - 20.1 C across all major growing regions which were a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 23.9 - 28.6 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week saw Mareeba and Walkamin experience falls of 0.2mm and 11.6mm; and increased falls were across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of 27mm and 56mm.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg in the stores visited. Independents were found to have tickets of $3.99/kg.









RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present. Skin marking appeared to be on the rise this week and included bruising, rub and split peel.

 

Below: Aldi Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Coorparoo, Indooroopilly and Fairfield

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

INDEPENDENT INDOOROOPILLY….

2024 Week - 36

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 35, 2024 - The industry saw a massive 8.53% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 427,771 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 34, 2024 production. It is worth noting that whilst this week’s harvest was a little stronger some 81K tray equivalents were in the form of bulks/processing fruit and almost 17K tray equivalents were exported - this left just shy of 330K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw Central NSW take over lead production accounting for 26.17% of the total volume, Central QLD accounting for a further 18.80%, followed by WA/NT accounting for 16.55%, Tristate with 15.64% and finally Southern Queensland, North Queensland and NZ with harvests accounting for 14.07%; 5.05% and 2.09% respectively of the total production for the week. It is expected that the WA supply will continue to grow week on week with a number of farms starting to pack from next week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 393,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 36) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass - which means a similar quantity is expected for domestic supply to last week. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 365 to 385K tray equivalents per week meaning pressure will still be on supply and pricing is expected to further slightly strengthen or hold it’s current situation within the central market place.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.19 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.20ea - however Springwood Hass priced $2.90ea! Independent traders are either stocking larger premium/class one counts and retailing 2/$5 or 2/$7 depending upon size and quality or they are using for e.g. Ct 25 class one loose fruit and selling at $1.99ea depending upon their customer base. Independents are also making good use of a variety of bulk bags of varying sizes containing between 4 and 12 pieces.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-23 at $2.50ea. Some of the stores were light on stock.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

  • Hass @ $2.19ea all Ct23/25. Fruit packed 25/27th August meaning fruit age from date of pack is 8-10 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $6.79ea and 5 piece packs at $7.29ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $2.20. Fruit packed 16th-26th August meaning fruit is 9-19 days old. First time we have found both WA Hass in WW Qld stores and also NZ Hass courtesy of the Darling Group (JH Leavy) - NZ stock was very firm and a presence of ridging was noted.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.90ea and 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana national figures this week 35 harvest were up again by a further 27K cartons to a total of some 464,555 cartons. Weather patterns in the major growing regions have continued to warm! Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.1 - 22.3 C across all major growing regions which is a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 26.6 - 29.3 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were minimal yet again. Mareeba and Walkamin experienced falls of 0.2-0.3mm each; and decreased falls were experienced across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of 0mms.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $3.99-4.50/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present. Skin marking appeared to be on the rise this week and included bruising, rub and split peel.

 

Below: Aldi Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour mostly, some stores with green fruit.

 

Below: Woolworths Garden City, Coomera and Helensvale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

INDEPENDENT HELENSVALE….

2024 Week - 35

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 34, 2024 - The industry saw a massive 32.16% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 391,287 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 130,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 33, 2024 production. When we look at this total in a little more detail we see that approximately 82K tray equivalents were in the form of bulks for prepacking/processing; 20K were exported leaving some 289K tray equivalents for domestic sale.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland lead the production table accounting for 25.31% of the total volume, WA/NT accounting for a further 18.78%, followed by Central NSW accounting for 17.19%, Southern Queensland with 11.73% and finally Tristate, North Queensland and NZ with harvests accounting for 11.28%; 10.36% and 4.68% respectively of the total production for the week.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 381,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 35) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass - which means a similar quantity is expected for domestic supply to last week. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 320 to 340K tray equivalents per week meaning pressure will still be on supply and pricing is expected to further strengthen within the central market place. In the market this week, Premium fruit is selling for between $38-$42/tray depending upon size; class ones $30-$35 depending upon size and bulks for quality small and mediums $40-$50/carton.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $2.19 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.90ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.20ea.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-23 at $2.90ea supplied by Rockridge; Cherry Creek and Costa.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea. Organic avocados at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Hass @ $2.19ea all Ct23/25. Fruit packed 17th August meaning fruit age from date of pack is 11 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $6.79ea and 5 piece packs at $7.29ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $2.20. Fruit packed 22nd August meaning fruit is 6 days old.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.90ea and 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

A good increase on national banana harvest figures for Week 34 with a total of just over 437,000 cartons distributed which is an increase of some 61,500 cartons on Week 33 or a 16.3% increase. Weather patterns in the major growing regions are continuing to warm and quickly at that! Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 14.1 - 20.4 C across all major growing regions which is a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 24.7 - 28.0 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were minimal which is quite a change. Mareeba and Walkamin experienced falls of 0.2mm each; and decreased falls were experienced across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of 0mms.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present.

 

Below: Aldi Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - good colour but some stores needing restocking.

 

Below: Woolworths Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.90. Occasional cluster found to have split peel.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 34

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 33, 2024 - The industry saw a massive 36.94% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 265,419 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 150,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 32, 2024 production. It is important to note that of the 265K tray equivalents harvested in Week 33 - almost 67K were in the form of bulks/processing; another 28K were exported which left only 170K tray equivalents for the domestic market. With supplies down to this level the central markets around the country will be under pressure and prices are expected to be on the rise for all grades. Whilst this week we saw tops of $34-$36/trays for premiums, the talk in the markets late this week is that pricing is expected to lift to $36-$40/tray on premium fruit next week!!

Production across the country saw North Queensland lead the production table accounting for 26.85% of the total volume, Central NSW accounting for a further 18.88%, followed by Central Queensland accounting for 16.65%, WA/NT with 16.21% and finally Southern Queensland, Tristate and TNR with harvests accounting for 13.74%; 4.26% and 1.24% respectively. With North Qld and Central Qld definitely on the downhill slope of their season in respects to harvests this will mean the other growing regions will steadily increase week on week, but in light of past growing conditions, seasonality and weather events, production in these regions is expected to be down on previous years. In short, this will mean demand will be stronger than supply, which is great news for growers!

·       It is forecast that a total of some 369,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 34) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 296 to 353K tray equivalents per week.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $1.79 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.50ea.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Everton Park

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-23 at $2.50ea supplied by Rockridge; Cherry Creek; Costa, Simpson and Dorian.

  • 5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Stafford

  • Hass @ $1.79ea as Super Savers all Ct23/25. Fruit packed 13th August meaning fruit age from date of pack is 8 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.99ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Stafford

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $2.50. Fruit packed 8 to 10th August meaning fruit is 11 to 13 days old.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.90ea and 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The total national banana harvest figure for Week 33 was 375,803 cartons which was 5.8% increase on the week prior or an additional 20K cartons on Week 32. Weather patterns in the major growing regions are continuing to warm a little and despite a rather constant occurrence of rain we have had somewhat of a reprieve this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 11.3 - 20.8 C across all major growing regions which is a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 22.9 - 30.5 C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week saw Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing falls of 1.0 - 5.6mm each; however heavier falls were still being experienced across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of up to 70mms! Throw a full moon into the mix and this helps somewhat with growth, especially when we consider the overcast conditions in some of the regions in recent times.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50-4.90/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Everton Park

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50-4.90/kg. Also at $4.50-4.90/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms were relatively good though a mix of duller fruit is present. Some lines with split peel found on show.

 

Below: Aldi Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Stafford

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - green in some stores and others needing restocking.

 

Below: Woolworths Browns Plains, Sunnybank Hills and Stafford

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.90. Occasional cluster found to have split peel.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

2024 Week - 33

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 32, 2024 - The industry saw a 3.14% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 420,963 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 14,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 31, 2024 production. Whilst this overall production sounds reasonable, it is reflective of stage we are at in relation to NQ and Central Qld with seasons coming to an end and as such there is a lot of farm tidy up occurring hence an increase in the bulks/processing account for 29% of this production (122K tray equivalents) and a reducing export figure of only 33K tray equivalents this week, leaving approximately 265K for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland lead the production table accounting for 49.98% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 18.79%, then a growing supply from Central NSW accounting for 12.23%, South Queensland with 9.86% and finally WA/NT, TNR and Sunshine Coast with harvests accounting for 5.22%; 1.00% and ~1.00% respectively. With North Qld and Central Qld definitely on the downward trend with respects to production this will mean the other growing regions will steadily increase week on week, though by all accounts, overall production for the NSW and Tristates regions is down on previous years, with the cold winter and numerous frosts not helping this in any way over recent months.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 294,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 33) nationally, with the majority of this obviously being hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 265 to 360K tray equivalents per week. North Qld and Central Queensland are finishing their seasons with the last few farms still in harvest mode, expected to wrap up over the next week or two, then our main supply will come from SE Qld followed by the other major growing regions of Victoria, Tri-states and then from October on from WA.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week shelf tickets at $1.79 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.00ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $1.80ea.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-23 at $2.00ea supplied by Rockridge; Cherry Creek; Costa, Simpson and Dorian.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.50ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

  • Avolution supplied Hass @ $1.79 each all Ct23/25. Some packed 6th August so fruit age 8 days.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $4.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.79ea (Super Saver).

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 were retailing at $1.80.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.00ea and 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

The total national banana harvest figure in Week 32 was a little over 355,000 cartons, which was approximately 17,000 fewer cartons than the harvest for Week 31. Weather patterns in the major growing regions are just starting to warm a little and despite a rather constant occurrence of rain we have had somewhat of a reprieve this week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 11.5 - 20.1 C across all major growing regions which is warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 22.3 - 28.1 C. Some North Qld banana growing regions experienced similar rainfall to us here in SE Qld this week, Mareeba and Walkamin only experienced falls of 0.6 - 1.2mm each; however heavier falls were still being experienced across Innisfail and Tully regions with recordings of up to 80.0mms

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.50/kg. Also at $4.50/kg were the kids packs.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Most blooms with good colour and minimal bruising.

 

Below: Aldi Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

Stores had Cavendish @ $4.49/kg. Most with good colour, some minimal marking.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg - green in some stores and others needing restocking.

 

Below: Woolworths Indooroopilly, Sunnybank Hills and Carindale

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers were $8/kg.

Independent Carindale….

2024 Week - 31

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🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 30, 2024 - The industry saw a 8.13% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 436,720 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 40,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 29, 2024 production.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland resume the lead in production accounting for 58.25% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 20.16%, then a growing supply from Central NSW accounting for 9.37%, South Queensland with 6.80% and finally WA/NT, TNR and Sunshine Coast with harvests accounting for 2.13%; 1.61% and 1.52% respectively. Whilst North Qld has had a share of the cold weather in the last few weeks, luckily Rock Ridge Farming only have 2-3 weeks remaining of our hass season… so we are looking to finishing on a high in regards to maintaining the quality of fruit, right to the very end.

Our grower partner, Cherry Creek Estates, located in the SE corner of the state has experienced a few light frosts which has impacted a few blocks, overall fruit quality is looking good with an average size of 23 expected - packing is underway! Whilst our grower partners located in and around Barham/Cobram have been hit with some icy weather, not just the bitter cold associated with low temperatures but several frosts have been experienced which has unfortunately caused a percentage of crop damage. Dry matter tests conducted on fruit from some of the 3 year old trees have been gradually improving week on week, with results a week ago reaching harvestable maturity of 23.2%. One of the farms in this region is looking to commence picking at the end of this week, whilst the others are holding off under later this month, before commencement.

We also took some time to visit a few of our growers in the west this week, with another trip planned for later this month. A number of growers confirmed how dry the weather has been; with many farms greatly in the need of rain - thankfully last week they received 40-50mm, but dams are still in need of more water for the season ahead. Fruit that we saw on trees is looking good, it is sizing nicely with reported dry matter results for younger trees already in the 24-25% dry matter range. If you are interested in BOM’s long term weather forecast, covering August to October, please highlight and click on the below U-Tube link:

https://youtu.be/GHakC1_zsQQ?list=PLbKuJrA7Vp7naJL31deES8QAV5E0q6U_H

·       It is forecast that a total of some 403,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 31) nationally, all of which is expected to be hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 292 to 382K tray equivalents per week. North Qld and Central Queensland are expected to continue supplying the majority of available fruit through until early to mid August, even though supply has slowly started to come from the other major growing regions: including Central NSW, Tri-states and WA. Domestic market pricing for hass seems to be holding with a top of $30/tray on premium 16’s and $30-$32 on premium 18-25’s; class one fruit seems to be selling at $18-$23/tray with a variation in price linked directly with quality and age of fruit. Supplies of smaller fruit for prepacking are starting to tidy up.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld and WA this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Hass this week holding steady with shelf tickets at $1.99 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.20ea, and Woolworths Qld with Hass at $2.20ea.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Mandurah Forum, WA and Sunnybank Hills Qld

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-25 at $2.20ea. Fruit with packed dates of 10th July therefore fruit age is 21 days from pack. In WA - fruit supplied Dorian Hass in Ct 23 whilst Qld - had fruit supplied by Purpleskin.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.50-6.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.50ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Mandurah, WA and Sunnybank Hills,Qld

  • Purpleskin and Avolution supplied Hass @ $1.99 each all Ct20/25. Packed dates of 11th to 16th July therefore fruit age is 8 to 13 days from pack.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $4.69ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Mandurah Forum, WA and Sunnybank Hills Qld

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 primarily from Purpleskins and Simpson Farms were retailing at $2.20ea.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.90-5.00ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National transport figures for Bananas in Week 30 were 380,000 which is an increase of some 2,500 cartons on harvested volumes in Week 29, 2024. The forecast for Week 31 was for a similar volume. Weather patterns, as you no doubt understand have a tremendous impact on production and during the winter months, this is very much the case. The weather experience for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 12.6 - 18.9 C across all major growing regions which is warmer than last week; and day time temperatures ranging 19.9 - 26.7 C. Most of the North Qld banana growing regions had very minimal rainfall this week with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing falls of 0-1.2mm; whilst slightly more fell across Innisfail and Tully regions with 24.2mms each. With cool temperatures overnight/early morning, we will also experience a further slowing growth rates, with bunch age still out to 19-20 weeks.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland and WA for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week in two of the three maors with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.90/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Mandurah Forum, WA and Sunnybank Hills,Qld

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.90/kg.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Most blooms with good colour, minimal bruising and neck injuries.

 

Below: Aldi Mandurah, WA and Sunnybank Hills, Qld

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg. Mandurah display totally empty.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Mandurah Forum, WA and Sunnybank Hills, Qld

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.00-3.50.

  • Red tips were at $5.50-6.00/kg and Organic Clusters at $7.50/kg.

2024 Week - 30

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 29, 2024 - The industry saw a 10.02% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 475,346 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 45,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 28, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying the entire 475,346 tray equivalents in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland resume the lead in production accounting for 53.87% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 30.37%, then a growing supply from Central NSW accounting for 6.30%, South Queensland with 5.10% and finally WA/NT, TNR and Sunshine Coast with harvests accounting for 2.25%; 1.19% and 0.92% respectively.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 424,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 30) nationally, all of which is expected to be hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 355 to 434K tray equivalents per week. North Qld and Central Queensland are expected to continue supplying the majority of available fruit through until early to mid August, even though supply has slowly started to come from the other major growing regions: including Central NSW, Tri-states and WA.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld and Adelaide this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi’s Purpleskin and Avolution Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.99 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Rock Ridge Hass avos at $1.80ea, and Woolworths Qld with Purpleskin and Howe Farming supplied Hass at $2.20ea.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-25 at $1.80ea. Fruit with packed dates of 11th July therefore fruit age is 13 days from pack.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.90ea and 1kg packs at $4.50ea.

  • Organic avos at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Purpleskin and Avolution supplied Hass @ $1.99 each all Ct20/25. Packed dates of 11th to 16th July therefore fruit age is 8 to 13 days from pack.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $4.69ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 primarily from Purpleskins and Howe Farms were retailing at $2.20ea. Packed dates of 10th to 13th July meaning fruit age is 11 to 14 days from pack.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.50ea and 5 piece packs at $4.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Whilst we are still waiting on the banana industry transport figures for fruit harvested in Week 29, what we see in stores can give us an idea of what’s happening within the industry. Starting with the weather, patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 4.4 - 19.0 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 20.0 - 26.2 C. Most of the North Qld banana growing regions had very minimal rain this week with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing falls of 0-0.6mm; whilst slightly more fell across Innisfail and Tully regions with 11.2-12.8mms. With cool temperatures overnight/early morning, we will no doubt continue to see the impact on fruit bloom and also resulting in slower growth rates, pushing bunch age out. This winter to date, has sent a number of colder mornings early in the season, combined with overcast days, which has taken us a little by surprise, and can be seen in the resulting crops.

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 $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Browns Plains and Indooroopilly

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $3.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.50/kg.

2024 Week - 29

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AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 28, 2024 - The industry saw a 5.44% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 427,726 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 23,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 27, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 423,242 tray equivalents along with 4,484 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. We should note that of this total volume some 129K tray equivalents were in the form of bulks for prepacking/processing and 53K tray equivalents were exported which left a little over 245K tray equivalents for the domestic market. The markets appear to have plentiful supplies of smaller fruit and as such the value on these lines is not as strong.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland resume the lead in production accounting for 57.66% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 33.80%, then a growing supply from Southern Queensland accounting for 4.64%, WA/NT with 1.84% and finally CNSW, TNR and Sunshine Coast with harvests accounting for 1.29%; 0.40% and 0.38% respectively.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 451,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 29) nationally, all of which is expected to be hass. Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 400 to 410K tray equivalents per week. North Qld and Central Queensland are expected to continue supplying the majority of available fruit through until early to mid August, even though supply has started to come from the other major growing regions: including Central NSW, Tristates and WA. It is worth noting, that our grower partners located in SE Qld and in Victoria/Tri-states growing regions have all been experiencing very cold overnight/early morning temps, some have had frosts for several mornings in a row and are seeing the a percentage of their crop suffering frost damage and slowing growth rates - the most recent fruit maturity test results from the southern regions are still a way from being ready for harvest with readings of 21 to 21.3% this week.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in SE Qld this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Avolution and Purpleskin supplied Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.79 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Rock Ridge supplied Hass avos at $2.20ea, and Woolworths Qld with Purpleskin and APP (Howe Farming) supplied Hass at $2.00ea - $2.20ea depending upon store location. Independents in the same centres were found to be selling large class one fruit 2 for $5.00 and netted smaller avos in bundles of 5-8 for $3.99/bag.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-25 at $2.20ea. Fruit with packed dates of 4th July therefore fruit age is 13 days from pack.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.90ea and 1kg packs at $4.50ea.

  • Organic avos at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

  • Purpleskin and Avolution supplied Hass @ $1.79 each all Ct23/25. Packed dates of 4th to 8th July therefore fruit age is 9 to 13 days from pack.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $4.69ea and 5 piece packs at $4.79ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

  • Hass avos in Ct20/23/25 primarily from Purpleskins and APP - Howe Farms were retailing at $2.00ea. Packed dates of 3rd to 4th July meaning fruit age is 13 to 14 days from pack.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $4.50ea and 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

Independents…. Avocados

Mt Ommaney loose large class one Hass 2/$5.00 and class one nets of 5-8 pieces for $3.99 ea

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

Banana industry transport figures for fruit harvested in Week 28 indicate minimal change on Week 27 with a total of 371,916 cartons harvested nationally. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 9.4 - 16.3 C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures ranging 24.6 - 28.7 C. Most of the North Qld banana growing regions had very minimal rain this week with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing falls of 0-0.2mm; whilst 0-0.4mms fell across Innisfail and Tully regions. With cool temperatures overnight/early morning, we will no doubt continue to see the impact on fruit bloom and also resulting in slower growth rates, pushing bunch age out.

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 $3.99/kg in the stores visited.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

  • Cavendish were priced at $3.99/4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $3.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Mt Ommaney and Mount Gravatt

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.

2024 Week - 28

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QUICKLINKS

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 27, 2024 - The industry saw a 3.63% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 404,437 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 15,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 26, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 399,730 tray equivalents along with 4,707 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. It is worthwhile noting that of the 404,437 tray equivalents: some 124K came in the form of bulks for prepacking and processing; 55K were exported leaving 224K for domestic sale.

Production across the country saw North Queensland in the lead in production accounting for 49.67% of the total volume, Central Queensland accounting for a further 42.44%, then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 4.26%, Central NSW with 1.42% and finally WA/NT, Sunshine Coast and TNR for 1.21%; 0.69% and 0.32% respectively.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 409,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 28) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 409,000 tray equivalents of this total and some 100 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. Production figures for the next two to three period after this week are forecast to be reducing in volume from 396K down to 330K tray equivalents per week, including bulks/export/domestic volumes.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld and Adelaide this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.79 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $1.90ea, and Woolworths Qld with Purpleskin and Simpson supplied Hass at $2.00ea and GMAX (Qld stores only) avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.90ea. A number of the Gmax this week were found to have lenticel damage and were starting to show signs of breakdown.





RETAIL SNAPSHOTS OF AVOCADOS

Below: Coles Displays from Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

  • Coles stores had Hass on display in size 20-25 at $1.90-2.00ea and GMAX at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.90ea and 1kg packs at $5.50ea.

  • Organic avos at $3.80ea.

 

Below: Aldi Displays from Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

  • Avolution supplied Hass @ $1.79 each all Ct23/25.

  • 1kg Avocado nets at $3.79ea on promo and featured in the Aldi catalogue this week and 3 piece GMAX packs at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

 

Below: Woolworths Displays from Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

  • Hass avos in Ct23-25 primarily from Purpleskins and Simpsons were retailing at $2.00ea. Ct16/18 Greenskin GMAX avos on display this week for $2.90ea a number of which had heavy lenticel and evidence of body rots developing.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.90ea.

 

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Banana industry transport figures for fruit harvested in Week 27 saw a result just marginally smaller than Week 26 production at 372,684 cartons nationally. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.6 - 20.7 C across all major growing regions, a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures have also remained warmer ranging 21.5 - 26.3 C but with overcast skies and rainfall. Most of the North Qld banana growing regions had rain this week with Mareeba and Walkamin experiencing falls of 0.8-5.3mm and 131 - 182mms fell across Innisfail and Tully regions. With overcast skies and cool temperatures overnight, we will continue to see the impact on fruit bloom and also resulting in slower growth rates pushing bunch age out.

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. Banana quality has started to be impacted by the activity of birds/bats across the growing regions. This shouldn’t come as a surprise at this time of year, with the seasonality of plants and colder weather, normal flowering/blossoming plants are less productive and regrettably the birds and bats are drawn to our banana plants. Whilst the practice of bagging helps to protect the fruit from scratching to some extent, it does not provide full protection. Another shortcoming of winter is that with the cooler/overcast days we expect to seeing a dulling of fruit bloom, this is noticeable in stores, to varying degrees, and can be expected through until at least November.










RETAIL SNAPSHOT OF BANANAS

Below: Coles Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

  • Cavendish were priced at $4.00/kg and Kids packs were at $4.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers were priced at $7.90/kg, Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

Below: Aldi Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

Stores had Cavendish @ $3.99/kg.

  • Havana Bananas back in some stores this week at $4.99/kg.

 

Below: Woolworths Carindale, Sunnybank Hills and Browns Plains

  • Woolworths had Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg, Lil Sana kids banded clusters at $2.50.

  • Lady fingers were priced at $8.00/kg, Red tips were at $5.50/kg and Organic Clusters at $6.00/kg.