QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for week 45 were 553,569 cartons which was almost 2000 more than the week prior. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 17.5 - 24.7C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 29.6 - 34.1C, indicates that summer is fast approaching!! North Qld banana growing regions experienced a rather dry week with rain fall as follows for the week: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week and Walkamin with 2.0mm; with the coastal regions also experienced some showers - Innisfail receiving a total of a 0.2mm and South Johnston receiving 0mm throughout the week.

Banana bloom 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 $4.29/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.30/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 45, 2025 - The industry experienced an overall 0.21% decrease in production on the previous week’s harvest with this weeks total of 569,026 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 1,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 44, 2025 production.

Production across the country saw WA/NT growing the lead - accounting for 87.93% of the national production, followed by NZ accounting for 7.09% ; Tristate for 2.86%, and Central NSW for 2.12% of the total production for the week.

· It is forecast that a total of some 609,000 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 46) 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 543K-567K tray equivalents per week. The weather has been rather cold in WA this week, especially in the regions of Manjimup and Pemberton with morning temps down to 7.6C to 12.9C warming up to a maximum of 18.8 to 28C during the day - quite varied - throw in 16mm rain on Monday and a little more today sees a slightly slower harvest 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 $1.29ea; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $1.30ea; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $1.00ea.

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 ACACIA RIDGE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.29/kg. Most with slight bruising, rub marking and dullness.
Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.29/kg.
Havanas bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.29/kg.
Havana bananas in stock at $4.99/kg.
Most fruit green with slight markings.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES FAIRFIELD

Cavendish at $4.30/kg. Kids packs at $4.30ea. Banana lengths and girths were found to be on the high side of the spec.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.30/kg. Kids packs at $4.30ea.
Red Tipped at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish at $3.99/kg. Kids packs at $4.30ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS ACACIA RIDGE

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg and Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special. Organic at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI