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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 41 were again strong at just shy of 480,000 cartons which was 34,000 ctns fewer than what was harvested in Week 40. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 14.0 - 23.2C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 25.2 - 36.4C, that top end is definitely creeping up!! North Qld banana growing regions had a little more rain than in recent weeks with recordings as follows for the week: Mareeba receiving 19.6mm for the week and Walkamin with 10.8mm; with the coastal regions also experienced a few showers - Innisfail receiving a total of a 12.4mm and South Johnston receiving 14.0mm 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.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas found 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.

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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 41, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 0.017% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 549,572 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 100 less tray equivalents) on Week 40, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT growing the lead - accounting for 72.50% of the national production, followed by Tristate accounting for 10.03% ; NZ for 8.35%, Central NSW for 6.49%, Southern Queensland for 1.50% and TNR for 1.13% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 536,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 42) 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 519K-549K 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 $1.69each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos on promo at $1.80ea; whilst Woolworths were retailing Hass at $2.00ea or 2 for $3.50.

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 Aldi

🥑Avocados at Aldi

🍌Bananas at Coles

🥑Avocados at Coles

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Most with slight bruising, rub marking and dullness.
Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI SPRINGFIELD

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas in stock at $4.99/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish at $3.99/kg.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.

COLES SPRINGFIELD

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/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 $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SPRINGFIELD

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. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI