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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 28 were just shy of 431,000 cartons which equates to an increase of almost 34,000 cartons on the week prior. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 10.9 - 19.4C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 23.3 - 28.1C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were rather scant with recordings as follows: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week; Innisfail receiving a total of a 2.6mm and South Johnston receiving 3.2mm throughout the week.

Banana Quality was on a par with last week, minimal skin marking; a presence of light rub and a few clusters with minor neck damage; a little sooty mould found on a few lines of ladyfingers.

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 $4.50-4.90/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50-4.90/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 28, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 28.40% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 500,933 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 140,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 27, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw a flip back to Central Queensland taking the lead (even if only marginally) - Central Queensland accounted for 39.92%, North Qld accounted for 31.61`% , then Southern Queensland for 11.58%, Central NSW for 7.74%; WA/NT for 6.08%, Sunshine Coast for 1.70% and finally TNR at 1.38% of the total production for the week. We are not quite finished with this week now to be Rock Ridge Farming’s final for the season - at this stage we may pack for the entire week or we may be finished in less. The NQ season certainly seemed to fly by quite quickly. Cherry Creek Orchards are into their third week of packing hass for us, with a count 20 profile being the most prolific size being packed so far and dry matters ranging 23-26%; whilst Barham Avocados are expected to start by the middle of W/C 21st July since their dry matter tests are now ranging 22.4 to 25% - they are expected to start slowly.

· It is forecast that a total of some 420,347 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 29) nationally, with the majority of these of course being Hass! Production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 375K-411K tray equivalents per week, which would further support the notion that supply is continuing to tighten.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing as follows - Aldi’s Hass at $1.49each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos priced at $1.80ea, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.50ea and Hass at $1.80-$2.00ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

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🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Mostly good colour and clean fruit, some with slight bruising and dullness.
Havana bananas art $3.99/kg.

ALDI COORPAROO

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

ALDI OXLEY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/k - majority of stock with good colour.
Havanas at $3.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES COORPAROO

Cavendish on display $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.90ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES CORINDA

Cavendish on display $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.90ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS OXLEY

Cavendish priced at $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $3.00ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

Independent Sunnybank Hills

Cavendish bananas at $3.99/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI