Retail Market Week 17 - 2025

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 16 were 426,334 cartons which is some 25K cartons down on the previous week. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 16.5 - 22.5C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 27.5 - 30.3C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba receiving 0.4mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a 19.6mm.

Quality is somewhat varied both in terms of fruit colour and degree of skin marking, also still seeing some dull fruit; a little sooty mould and minor skin marking including neck injuries on shelves this week.

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 $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.90/kg in the stores visited.






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BANANA SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

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

·       Week 16, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 3.38% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 500,511 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 18,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 15, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw NQ still confidently leading in production - accounting for 67.87% of the total volume, followed by Central Queensland accounting for 31.09%, then Central NSW for just 0.75% and Sunshine Coast for just 0.30% of the total production for the week. Hass dry matter testing has been conducted with results showing fruit ranging 19.2 to 26FF, so all harvesting will continue to be based on size until dry matter testing is a little more uniform.

·      It is forecast that a total of some 354,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 17) nationally, with the majority of these now being Hass!! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 408K-528K tray equivalents per week. In this next three week period there will be a strengthening of Hass production as we come to a close on the shepard season, with the splits for the next three week forecast to look something like:

Week 17 Hass 305,000 trays and Shepards 27,000 trays

Week 18 Hass 455,000 trays and Shepards 156 trays

Week 19 Hass 490,000 trays and Shepards 156 trays

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 avos priced at $2.00ea, and Woolworths Qld with Shepard at $2.00ea.














 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CHERMSIDE

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. A little sooty mould found on a few clusters of cavs.

  • Havana Bananas also $4.49/kg.

ALDI COORPAROO

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.

  • Havanas at $4.49/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.

  • Mix of ripeness.

  • Havana bananas also at $4.49/kg.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CHERMSIDE

  • Cavendish at $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.

  • Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg on special.

COLES COORPAROO

  • Cavendish on display $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.90ea.

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

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish on display $4.50kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.

  • Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

  • Red Tips, Lady Fingers and Organics needed restocking.

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.00ea.

  • Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg. Organic at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs $3.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CHERMSIDE

  • Count 23/25 Shepard Avocados, on special, priced at $1.99 each.

  • Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs $6.49ea. 5 pack $6.49ea.

ALDI COORPAROO

  • Ct 23/25 Shepard Avocados for $1.99 each.

  • 1kg prepacks at $6.49 and 5 piece prepacks at $6.49ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Ct 25 Shepard Avocados, priced at $1.99 each.

  • Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs at $6.49ea, 5pk at $6.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CHERMSIDE

  • Ct 25 Shepard Avocados - ticketed $2.00ea, packed 7th April.

  • No prepacks on display here.

COLES COORPAROO

  • Ct 23-25 Shepard Avocados priced at $2.00ea.

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

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Ct 20-23 Shepard Avocados - $2.00ea, packed 10th - 14th April, 9-13 days old.

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

  • Organic variety at $4.80ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE

  • Ct 25 Shepard avos grown and supplied by Greenskin Avo priced at $2.00ea.

  • Packed 10th April (13 days old).

  • 1kg prepack at $6.90ea and 5 piece prepacks at $6.90ea.

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

  • Greenskins Shepards Ct 23 Shepard were well stocked, priced $2.00ea.

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

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Greenskins Shepards Ct25 on display priced at $2.00ea were on the the A frame display. Some breakdown amongst the trays.

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