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BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 29 saw the national harvest figure increase slightly to just below 399,000 cartons from 388,000; so again there was little change in the retail landscape. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 8.0 - 19.0 C across all major growing regions, whilst day time temperatures were warmer ranging 20.0 - 27.0 C. Less rainfall this week with Mareeba and Walkamin receiving 3.2mm and 3.0mm respectively; whilst Innisfail and Tully also received less rain with 20.4 - 34.2mm across the week in each region.

Cavendish presented this week with relatively good bloom. Seeing some dullness of bloom amongst smaller fruit on shelf, particularly kids packs.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland on bananas remained unchanged on last week and relatively uniform across the three chains as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a competitive ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit also competitively at $4.00/kg.

BANANA SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 29, 2023 - The industry saw a 20.42% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 434,280 trays harvested and transported ( approx. 110,000 less trays) on Week 28, 2023 production. Hass variety supplying 433,182 trays harvested in addition to 1,098 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. As for production, Central Qld is still in the lead with 49.13% of the total volume; South Qld just overtaking North Qld contributing 14.91% of the volume followed by a combined effort of North QLD (13.44%), WA (8.37%), Central NSW (9.11%) and the balance coming from the Sunshine Coast/Tamborine an Northern Rivers (5.04%).

· It is forecast that a total of 440K trays will be despatched this week nationally. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two to three weeks thereafter are expected to range between 330K and 360K per week. The current four week average dispatch figure now sits at 459,869 trays.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.19ea but advertised at $1.29ea in their Aldi Super Savers catalogue? with late week advertising on television at $1.19ea; Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths had Hass selling at a competitive on sale price of $1.20/ea.

For this weeks sales pricing please see the info below….

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados

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Bananas at Woolworths

Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Generally on the greener side of colour, few minor markings.
Lady Fingers, priced at $5.99/kg as Aldi Super Savers, these needed restocking.

ALDI CARINDALE

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Generally colour was good, with low levels of bronzing, bruising and neck injuries.
No displays of Lady Fingers.

ALDI TOOWONG

A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg.
Lady Fingers priced at $5.99/kg. Some of these had minimal bruising.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg - slightly green but good bloom. Kids packs also at $4.00ea.
Organic bananas priced at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display priced at $4.00/kg. A full display. A large percentage of green fruit.
Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.
Red Tipped variety priced at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg.

COLES TOOWONG

Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.
Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic at $6.00/kg.
All fruit in this store had relatively good colour, better than other stores.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic also on display for $6.00/kg.
Ladyfingers selling at $8.00/kg some of which were very green and very small.
Majority of bananas at this store presented with good colour and some bruising/marking.

WOOLWORTHS TOOWONG

Cavendish Bananas at $4.00/kg. Some green fruit for eat later.
Red Tipped at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic variety at $6.00/kg.
Kids Banana clusters ‘Mini Bananas’ were ticketed at $3.50.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI