Retail Market Week 30 - 2025

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 29 were 398,500 cartons saw a downward turn of some 32,000 cartons on the week prior. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 10.9 - 21.7C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 22.6 - 28.1C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were rather scant on the Tablelands with recordings as follows: Mareeba receiving 0.4mm for the week; however the coastal regions saw Innisfail receiving a total of a 49.0mm and South Johnston receiving 45.8mm throughout the week.

Banana Quality was quite varied between the major supermarket banners, some displays with a little more skin marking - rub- dry sap staining and thrip marking found; as well as a little sooty mould found on a few lines.

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.






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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 29, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 1.37% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 494,068 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 6,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 28, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland maintain the lead - Central Queensland accounted for 30.24% of national production; whilst the biggest mover was WA/NT accounting for 18.98%, followed by North Qld accounted for 18.38`% whom are nearing completion of their season, then Central NSW for 15.12%, Southern Queensland for 11.41%, Tristate for 4.21%, Sunshine Coast for 1.18% and finally TNR at 0.47% of the total production for the week.

·      It is forecast that a total of some 429,948 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 30) 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 391K-411K tray equivalents per week, which should see a relatively steady stream.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing as follows - Aldi’s Hass at $1.69each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos priced at 2 for $4.00, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.50ea and Hass at $2.00ea.































 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

 

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • 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 GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.

  • Havanas at $3.99/kg.

ALDI MT OMMANNEY

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

  • Havanas at $3.99/kg.

 

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 $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.29/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg.

COLES MT OMMANNEY

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

  • Lady Fingers $8.90/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 $3.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $9.00/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 $3.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • 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.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Ct 23 Hass at $1.69ea. Greenskin Hass presented well and were consistently sized.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.99ea, 5 piece pack at $5.49ea and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Ct 23 Hass at $1.69ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.99ea and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $5.49ea. GMAX packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Ct 23/25 Hass at $1.69ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.99 and 5 piece Hass prepacks at $5.49ea, and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Ct 20 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $4.00.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece $5.90ea and 1kg $4.90ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Ct 20-25 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $2.00.

  • 1kg prepack at $5.90ea. 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

COLES MT OMMANNEY

  • Ct 20 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $4.00.

  • 1kg prepack at $4.90ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea. Organic avocado at $3.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Ct 23 Hass priced $2.00ea. Greenskins Gmax at $2.50ea - some with below average quality.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $5.90ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Ct 18- 20 Hass priced $2.00ea. Greenskins Ct 18 GMAX priced at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $5.90ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • Ct 23- 25 Hass priced $1.80ea. Greenskins Ct 18 GMAX priced at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.