Retail Market Week 33 - 2025

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QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 32 were up by 3.8% on last week with a total harvest of some 489,407 cartons of bananas. Temperatures in the far north have been milder this week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 10.5 - 17.4C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 22.5 - 28.4C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were rather scant on the Tablelands with recordings as follows: Mareeba receiving `0mm for the week and Walkamin with 1.8mm; however the coastal regions saw Innisfail receiving a total of a 4.8mm and South Johnston receiving 55.8mm throughout the week.

Banana Quality was somewhat varied between the major supermarket banners, some displays with a little more skin marking - rub marking; dry sap staining and minor neck injuries.

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 32, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 4.32% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 495,550 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 20,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 31, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT take the lead - accounting for 26.48% of national production, then Tristate accounting for 22.60% ; whilst Central NSW accounted for 20.23%, followed Southern Queensland for 13.35%, Central Queensland for 10.39%, North Queensland for 4.80%, and finally TNR at 1.54% of the total production for the week.

·      It is forecast that a total of some 426,744 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 33) 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 384K-414K 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 $1.79each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos on promo at 2 for $3.00ea, and Woolworths with Hass on $1.80ea.





































 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

 

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI FOREST LAKE

  • 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 - needed restocking.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES FOREST LAKE

  • 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 GARDEN CITY

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

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

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS FOREST LAKE

  • 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 GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

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

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI FOREST LAKE

  • Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.79ea. Cherry Creek Hass supplied by Avocado Collective packed 21st and 23rd July so fruit age is ranging 21-23 days old.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.49ea and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Ct 23/25 Hass ticketed at $1.79ea.

  • 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.79ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.49ea and 3 piece GMAX at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES FOREST LAKE

  • Ct 25 Hass Avocados supplied by Costas and Giofrelle’s, priced at 2 for $3.00. Giofrelle’s packed 31st July so fruit age is 13 days.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece $5.50ea and 1kg $4.90ea.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Ct 25 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $3.00. Mix of Rock Ridge Hass Ct 25’s and Avocado Collective supplied fruit packed by Don Fort Packing.

  • 1kg Im Perfect packs at $4.90ea. Organic avocado at $3.50ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Ct20 Hass Avocados priced at 2 for $3.00. Fruit supplied by Avocado Collective via Don Fort Packing, packed 30th July so fruit age is 14 days.

  • 1kg prepack at $4.90ea. 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS FOREST LAKE

  • Supplied by Simpson Farms, Grown and Packed by Avorama, Tree 2 Me Hass Ct 23 packed 5th August and Hass from The Avocado Collective with Marbiz Grown and Packed Ct 25’s on 1st August priced $1.80ea.

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

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK

  • Ct 23- 25 Hass priced $1.80ea. A mix of Hass from Tree to Me supplied by Simpson Farms and Greenskins Gmax stock on display.

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

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Ct 20 Hass priced $1.80ea in Tree to Me trays supplied by Simpson Farms; also odd tray of N&A supplied fruit.

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