QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 40 were again strong hence we are seeing a few “specials” about town. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 13.5 - 22.1C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 26.7 - 35.9C - but note the increase at the upper end of the range. North Qld banana growing regions again had minimal rain with recordings as follows for the week: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week and Walkamin with 0mm; with the coastal regions also experienced a few showers - Innisfail receiving a total of a 3.6mm and South Johnston receiving 1.4mm throughout the week.

Banana skin colour was found to be a little backward in a number of stores visited this week; bloom also varied across displays, noted a little sap staining and light skin marking present in a few displays.

Woolworths came out with a late week special towards the end of last week, which was supported by television advertising with fruit at $3.50/kg , then the following unfurled throughout this current week with retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas found as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $2.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $3.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $3.50/kg. It has been great to see one of the most popular of fruits in focus this week!

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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 40, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 10.99% increase in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 549,668 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 60,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 39, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT growing the lead - accounting for 56.72% of the national production, followed by Tristate accounting for 16.87% ; whilst Central NSW accounted for 10.90%, NZ for 8.50%, Southern Queensland for 4.79% and TNR for 2.23% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 562,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 41) 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 533K-546K tray equivalents per week.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing remain fairly stable ie - Aldi’s Hass at $1.49each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos on promo at 2 for $3.50; whilst Woolworths were retailing Hass at $2.00ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

🍌Bananas at Aldi

🥑Avocados at Aldi

🍌Bananas at Coles

🥑Avocados at Coles

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI LOGANHOLME

Cavendish Bananas priced at $2.99/kg on special. Mostly a slight green tinge to the fruit, some with slight bruising and dullness.
Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $2.99/kg.
No Havanas.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $2.99/kg on special.
Havana bananas in stock at $4.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES LOGANHOLME

Cavendish at $3.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/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. All varieties needed restocking.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish on display $3.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS PIMPAMA

Cavendish priced at $3.00/kg on special. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Organic at $5.50ea on special.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

Cavendish priced at $3.00/kg on special. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg, Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Organic at $5.50ea on special.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $3.00/kg on special - featured on the front of store sign. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg. Organic at $5.50/kg on special.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI