Retail Market Week 3 - 2026
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Halfway through January already?!
BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for the start of 2026 ie Week 1 ending January 4th were released late last week which were some 383,500 cartons, Week 2 will be released later this week. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 21.7 - 25.5C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 27.3- 33.7C. North Qld banana growing regions experiencing increased rain with the tropical low off the coast so falls so far this week: Mareeba receiving 79mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 221.8mm; with the coastal regions experiencing falls - Innisfail receiving a total so far of 177.2mm and South Johnston receiving 211.8mm throughout the week. A percentage of this of course being related to the after effects of Koji. The increased rain and movement of Koji has resulted in temporary road closures further south involving both the Bruce Highway and inland rounds but these seem short lasting.
Banana displays varied across stores visited, noted a little sap staining and light skin marking present, along with fruit of a dull bloom on a shelf or two .
Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas found as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-$4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-$4.50/kg depending upon store location.
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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 1, 2025 - Production for this week totalled 448,380 tray equivalents harvested and transported.
Production across the country saw WA/NT maintaining the lead in terms o production - though supplies have tightened somewhat - last report issued relating to Week 1/2026 saw WA accounting for 90.19% of the national production, followed by NZ accounting for 6.51% ; Tristate for 1.83% and Central NSW for 1.47% of the total production for the week.
It is forecast that a total of some 523,447 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 2) 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 531K-579K tray equivalents per week. Note the industry forecast is that there is still a further 2.5 - 3 million tray equivalents to come out of WA. The NQ Shepard Avocado season is shaping up nicely, fruit is still sizing and we believe we are three to four weeks away from commencing our own harvest with the first round of dry matter testing to be undertaken late January. We will share the results in due course.
In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing at - Aldi’s Hass at $1.99 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $2.50ea.
AVOCADO SNAPSHOT
Right to left: Woolworths Hass; Coles Hass and Aldi Hass Avocados in Queensland stores
STOCK IN STORES
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BANANAS AT ALDI
ALDI SPRINGWOOD
Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some slightly green or dull in colour, but most clean.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg.
ALDI LOGANHOLME
Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.
Havanas bananas at $4.49/kg with some bat/bird damage.
ALDI CHERMSIDE
Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.
Havana bananas in stock at $4.49/kg.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES SPRINGWOOD
Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
COLES LOGANHOLME
Cavendish at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea. A few clusters exceeding length specs.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg but nil on display. Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.
COLES CHERMSIDE
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg.
Red Tipped at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. These needed restocking.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS SPRINGWOOD
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg with a few clusters found to be heavily spotting and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.
WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME
Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - couple of clusters with sooty mould on skin. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.
WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea. All needing to be refilled.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
INDEPENDENT at Loganholme
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI SPRINGWOOD
Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea supplied by Avocado Collective packed 24th December so fruit age is 21 days from date of pack.
1kg prepacks at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.99ea.
ALDI LOGANHOLME
Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea supplied by Avocado Collective - fruit packed 23rd December so fruit age is 22 days old.
1kg packs at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.99ea.
ALDI CHERMSIDE
Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea fruit supplied by Greenskins (Grower Avonova) packed 2nd January, so fruit age is 12 days old.
5 piece prepacks at $5.99ea. 1kg packs $5.99ea.
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES SPRINGWOOD
Ct 20-25 Hass Avocados priced at $2.50ea supplied by Avocado Collective - pink stickers state fruit packed 28th December, whilst packshed applied under sticker shows fruit packed 24th December - so true fruit age from date of pack is 21 days.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea. 1kg packs fat $6.90ea. Organic at $4.50ea.
COLES LOGANHOLME
Ct 20 Hass Avocados priced at $2.50ea - supplied by Avocado Collective, outer pink label shows fruit packed date of 28th December, yet under label shows true packed date of 24th December so fruit age is 21 days.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea. 1kg packs fat $6.90ea.
Organic avocados priced at $4.50ea.
COLES CHERMSIDE
NZ Hass Avocados Ct20 priced at $2.50ea packed 19th December so fruit age is 26 days from date of pack.
5 piece packs at $7.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.90ea.
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS SPRINGWOOD
Hass Ct 20-23 priced $2.50ea supplied by Costas packed 29th December and Avocado Collective packed 31st December.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME
Hass Ct 18-20 priced $2.50ea supplied by Costa’s packed 29th December; Avocado Collective packed 31st December and Delroys packed 29th December - so fruit age ranging from 14 to 16 days.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE
Ct 23-25 Hass priced at $2.50ea supplied by Avocado Collective packed 31st December and Delroys packed 29th December.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea.
