QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 24 were approximately 430,000 cartons which saw a slight decrease of 30,000 cartons on Week 23. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 11.8 - 20.5C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 20.3 - 25.6C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were as follows: Mareeba receiving 21.2mm for the week; Innisfail receiving a total of a 145mm and South Johnston receiving 30.6mm throughout the week. With the rain comes growth, provided the nights are not too cool.

Banana Quality was better than last week, minimal skin marking; light rub and some dull fruit but on the whole a good show.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas were relatively stable 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.

It would be remiss of me not to make mention of Denis Howe of Howe Farming, who sadly passed away last week, Denis will long be remembered as somewhat of a leader in the Banana Industry. He will be missed.

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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 24, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 8.51% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 479,604 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 40,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 23, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw NQ still confidently leading in production - accounting for 59.65% of the total volume, followed by Central Queensland accounting for 37.21%, then Southern Queensland for just 1.72%, then Central NSW for just 0.85%; and TNR 0.56% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 422,783 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 25) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass!! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 328K-387K tray equivalents per week, which would suggest supply is tightening a little.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week we saw fundamentally a uniform offering in terms of pricing this week as follows - Aldi’s Hass at $1.49each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos priced at 2 for $3, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.50ea and Hass at $1.50ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI PARKINSON

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

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas at $3.99/kg.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas at $3.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers $7.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS PARKINSON

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $7.50/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

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.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

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

INDEPENDENT STORE

Cavendish Bananas on a ‘weekend special’ priced at $2.99 per kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI PARKINSON

Ct 23/25 Hass at $1.49ea. A little nodule damage evident.

1kg prepacks at $5.49 and 5 piece Shepard prepacks at $6.49ea, and 3 piece GMAX at $6.49ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Ct 23/25 Hass at $1.49ea.

1kg prepacks at $5.49 and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $4.99ea - some very small pieces within these packs, and 3 piece GMAX at $6.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Ct 23/25 Hass at $1.49ea.

1kg prepacks at $4.49 and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $4.99ea , and 3 piece GMAX at $5.99ea.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

Ct 23-25 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $3.00. Fruit packed between 6th and 9th June, fruit age therefore was 9 to 12 days old from date of pack.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Ct 23-25 Hass Avocados grown and supplied by Rockridge Farms and Costa (Golden Triangle Hass) priced at 2 for $3.00.
1kg prepack at $4.90ea. 5 piece packs at $5.50ea. Organic avocado at $3.90ea.