Retail Market Week 32 - 2025
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BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for week 31 were a total of 471,346 ctns which was marginally up on the week prior by approximately 2,400 cartons. Temperatures in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures fall within a range of 6.4 - 18.2C - a few colder mornings and with temps dropping below 10C we can expect to see a dulling of fruit bloom due to reduced sap flow and in some cases a complete cessation of sap flow as a result of cold temperatures which causes damage to the sub-epidermal layer and results in a greying of the underpeel - damage should only be light as they length of time that temps were down to 6.4C were relatively short. Day time temperatures were still ranging 20.9 - 27.4C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were rather scant on the Tablelands with recordings as follows: Mareeba receiving `16.8mm for the week and Walkamin with 26.2mm; however the coastal regions saw Innisfail receiving a total of a 15.8mm and South Johnston receiving 13.2mm throughout the week.
Banana Quality was generally good though some displays with a little more skin marking and minor neck injuries noted.
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 31, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 4.00% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 474,123 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 20,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 30, 2025 production.
Production across the country saw WA/NT take the lead - accounting for 22.35% of national production, then Central Queensland accounting for 18.76% ; whilst Central NSW accounted for 18.01%, followed by Tristate accounted for 15.91%, then Southern Queensland for 15.56%, North Queensland for 6.88%, Sunshine Coast for 1.32%, and finally TNR at 1.22% of the total production for the week.
· It is forecast that a total of some 405,783 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 32) 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 370K-408K tray equivalents per week.
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 on promo at $1.80ea, and Woolworths Qld with GMAX at $2.50ea and Hass on promo for $1.50ea depending upon store locations and local comp.
AVOCADO SNAPSHOT
Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores
STOCK IN STORES
QUICKLINKS
BANANAS AT ALDI
ALDI BROWNS PLAINS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Mostly good colour and clean fruit, some with slight bruising and dullness.
Havana bananas art $4.99/kg.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas at $4.99/kg.
ALDI COORPAROO
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havanas in stock.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES BROWNS PLAINS
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 SUNNYBANK HILLS
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.
COLES COORPAROO
Cavendish on display $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.90ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Red Tips at $5.90/kg.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI BROWNS PLAINS
Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.69ea. Cherry Creek Hass supplied by Avocado Collective presented well and were consistently sized. Fruit packed 16th-18th July so fruit age 20-22 days.
1kg prepacks at $3.99ea on special and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 23/25 Hass ticketed at $1.69ea.
1kg prepacks at $3.99 on special (no stock) and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.
ALDI COORPAROO
Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.49ea supplied by Purpleskins.
1kg prepacks at $3.99 on special and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES BROWNS PLAINS
Ct 25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.80ea being supplied by Simpson Farms and Avocado Collective (sourced from Don Fort Packing) Fruit packed 23-25th July so fruit age 13-15 days.
Prepacks: 5 piece $5.90ea and 1kg $5.50ea.
Organic avocados at $3.50/kg.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 20 Hass Avocados priced at $1.80ea.
1kg prepack at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea. Organic avocado at $3.50ea.
COLES COORPAROO
Hass Avocados priced at $1.80ea.
1kg prepack at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS
Tree to Me Hass Ct 25 packed 30th July supplied by Delroy’s packed by Avorama (fruit age 7 days) priced $1.50ea on special. Fruit also being supplied by The Avolution - Ct25 Hass packed 28th July so 9 days old.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $5.90ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 23- 25 Hass priced $1.50ea on special.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.
WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO
Ct 18- 25 Hass priced $1.50ea on special. Hass being supplied by Delroy’s (Tree to Me Packed by Avorama) and Avolution.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.
