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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 33 were up by approximately 2500 ctns to 491,814ctns for the week. Temperatures in the far north have been milder this week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 8.9 - 20.0C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 23.4 - 26.8C. With a few more sub-10C overnights/mornings so you can expect to see continued underpeel discolouration present in fruit for a period. 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 0.3mm; with the coastal regions also having minimal falls - Innisfail receiving a total of a 3.8mm and South Johnston receiving 5.0mm throughout the week.

Banana skin colour varied across displays, some clusters had their winter coats ie slightly dull blooms due to greying of the sub-epidermal layer due to low field temperatures; whilst quality was sound just a little light bat/bird marking, rub marking; and odd cluster with light sooty mould present.

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 $4.50-4.90/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 33, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 21.77% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 387,682 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 110,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 32, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT take the lead - accounting for 31.47% of the national production, followed by Tristates accounting for 20.45% ; whilst Central NSW accounted for 18.93%, Southern Queensland for 17.30%, Central Queensland for 5.91%, North Queensland for 2.73%, Sunshine Coast for 1.69% and finally TNR at 1.24% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 410,105 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 34) 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 388K-396K tray equivalents per week. Whilst these figures have been forecast, we have had rain last weekend around Barham and rain in the early part of this week in the SE Qld region which have impacted harvest of both Barham/Murray Eden’s and Cherry Creek’s crops in the early part of this week. Thankfully the weather has improved so we are expecting better harvests next 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 $1.50ea, and Woolworths also were retailing Hass at $1.50ea. Independents had larger fruit at 2 for $5.00.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; 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 GARDEN CITY

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 KENMORE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas at $4.99/kg.
All varieties were green.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas at $4.99/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 $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES KENMORE

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 INDOOROOPILLY

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 GARDEN CITY

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 KENMORE

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 INDOOROOPILLY

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