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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 34 were down by approximately 27000 ctns to 464,404ctns for the week. Temperatures in the far north have been milder this week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 12.1 - 20.0C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 25.0 - 29.7C. Rainfall in North Qld banana growing regions this week were again rather scant on the Tablelands with recordings as follows: Mareeba receiving `0mm for the week and Walkamin with 0mm; with the coastal regions also having minimal falls - Innisfail receiving a total of a 0.2mm and South Johnston receiving 0.4mm throughout the week.

Banana skin colour varied across displays, whilst quality was slightly better than previous weeks with just a little light bat/bird marking and rub marking.

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 34, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 2.90% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 376,429 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 10,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 33, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT take the lead - accounting for 27.82% of the national production, followed by Tristates accounting for 23.56% ; whilst Central NSW accounted for 21.22%, Southern Queensland for 12.06%, Central Queensland for 7.44%, North Queensland for 3.39%, TNR for 3.10%, NZ for 0.94% and Sunshine Coast for 0.47% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 370,775 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 35) 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 382K-405K 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 $1.50ea, and Woolworths also were retailing Hass at $1.50ea.

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 CARINDALE

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 FORTITUDE VALLEY

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

ALDI ASPLEY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havana bananas in stock.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

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 NEW FARM

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 ASPLEY

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 ASPLEY WEST

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 CARINDALE

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 NEWSTEAD

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 ASPLEY

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.

WOOLWORTHS BANYO

Cavendish priced at $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg, Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Organic at $6.50ea.

INDEPENDENT

Lady Finger bananas at $8.99

AVOCADOS AT ALDI