QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 21 were approximately 458,000 cartons which was some 12,000 fewer cartons than in Week 20. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 12.7 - 21C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 22.7 - 28.5C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week was as follows: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week; and Innisfail receiving a total of a 12.4mm.

Banana Quality was similar to last week, 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 $4.50/kg in the stores visited.

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BANANA SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

🥑SUPPLY UPDATE

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

· Week 21, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 11.99% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 546,067 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 60,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 20, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw NQ still confidently leading in production - accounting for 61.84% of the total volume, followed by Central Queensland accounting for 35.51%, then Southern Queensland for just 1.61%, then Central NSW for just 0.54% and finally Sunshine Coast for 0.50% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 513,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 22) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass!! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 463K-487K 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 for $3.00, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.90ea and Hass at $1.50ea.

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 CANNON HILL

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

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

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

COLES CANNON HILL

Cavendish on display $4.50/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 $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Count 25 Hass Avocados, priced at $1.69 each (Aldi Super Savers).

1kg prepacks at $5.99 and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $5.99ea, and 3 piece GMAX at $6.49ea.
Prepacks this week with mixed quality.

ALDI CANNON HILL

Ct 23/25 Hass at $1.69ea (Aldi Super Savers).

1kg prepacks at $5.99 and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $5.99ea, and 3 piece GMAX at $6.49ea.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

Ct 23-25 Hass Avocados - ticketed 2 for $3.00.
1kg prepacks on display for $4.90ea. 5 piece packs on special at $4.90ea.

COLES CANNON HILL

Ct 23-25 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $3.00 (12 days old).
1kg prepack at $4.90ea. 5 piece packs at $4.90ea.

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

Ct 23-25 Hass avos priced at $1.50ea and GMAX grown and supplied by Greenskin Avo priced at $2.90ea.
1kg prepack at $5.90ea and 5 piece prepacks at $6.50ea.