QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 19 were down by 6.3% on the week prior to approximately 417,000 cartons being sent from North Queensland. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 13.3 - 22.1C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 23.3 - 27.7C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba receiving 4.8mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a 146.6mm, just when we think we may be up for a few weeks reprieve, the heavens open again!

Banana Quality did present better on shelf this week across the board, still an appearance of minor skin marking; light rub and some dull fruit but on the whole a good show.

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 $3.99/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 19, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 26.26% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 492,048 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 129,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 18, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw NQ still confidently leading in production - accounting for 63.71% of the total volume, followed by Central Queensland accounting for 33.08%, then Southern Queensland for just 1.43%, then Sunshine Coast for just 0.71%, and Central NSW, TNR and Tristate with 0.63%, 0.31% and 0.12% respectively of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 483,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 20) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass!! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 488K-500K tray equivalents per week.

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 at $1.69each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos priced at $2.00ea, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.90ea and Hass at $2.00ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Mostly good colour and clean fruit, only minimal with bruising.
Havana Bananas at $3.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas at $3.99/kg.
Lots of green fruit here.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish at $3.99/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $6.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $3.99/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers $6.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $7.50/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
Almost all varieties needing restocking.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Count 23 Hass Avocados, priced at $1.69 each as Aldi Super Savers.

Prepacks also on display - 1kg packs at $6.49ea. 5 piece packs $6.49ea.
Better quality in prepacks this week.

ALDI CARINDALE

Ct 23/25 Hass back at $1.69ea as Aldi Super Savers.

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

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Ct 23 Hass Avocados - ticketed $2.00ea.
1kg prepacks on display for $6.50ea. 5 piece packs on display at $6.90ea.

COLES CARINDALE

Ct 20-23 Hass Avocados priced at $2.00ea.
1kg prepack at $6.50ea.
Organic at $3.90ea.

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

Ct 20-23 Hass avos priced at $2.00ea and GMAX grown and supplied by Greenskin Avo priced at $2.90ea.
1kg prepack at $6.90ea and 5 piece prepacks at $5.90ea on special.