Retail Market Week 7 - 2026
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February is here!
BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for Week 6 were back to above 500,000 ctns in fact up to 518,000 which was 7.6% more than what was harvested and transported in Week 5. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 20.8 - 24.8C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 28.0- 32.9C with high humidity. North Qld banana growing regions experienced further rainfalls associated with the traditional wet season: whilst Mareeba received only 9.6mm for the week to date; and Walkamin with 4.8mm; the coastal regions like Innisfail with falls totaling 198mm and South Johnston totaling 221.6mm received a drenching across the week!
Banana displays varied across stores visited, light skin marking and bruising present, thrip damage, rust marking - there were definitely some better displays.
Queensland major retailers had bananas priced as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.50/kg depending upon store location; and Coles were also offering fruit at $4.50/kg by tickets on display.
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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 6, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 732,667 tray equivalents, approximately 84,000 more than the previous week. It should be noted that 21.4% of this total is in the form of bulks for prepacks; fruit for processing and food service ie almost 157,000 tray equivalents leaving approximately 575,000 for domestic consumption and export.
Production across the country saw WA/NT (Hass) maintaining the lead in terms of production - accounting for 80.02% of the national production, followed by North Queensland accounting for 18.71% (Shepards) ; Central NSW accounting for 0.81%; New Zealand accounting for 0.26% (Hass); and Tristate for 0.20% (Reeds+ other) of the total production for the week.
It is forecast that a total of some 633,911 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 7) nationally, with the majority of these of course still being Hass, but have no doubt the Shepards season has started and will continue to build! Total production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 510K-654K tray equivalents per week.
In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw hass pricing as follows - Aldi’s Hass at $1.99 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at 2 for $4.00; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $1.90ea.
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 SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Some clusters with bruising and skin marking.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg - skin marking present.
ALDI BROWNS PLAINS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Damage across all cavendish - sunburn, thrip damage, sap staining.
Havanas bananas at $4.49/kg.
ALDI DREWVALE
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Heavy thrip damage on some clusters, sunburn and marking.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.
COLES BROWNS PLAINS
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. Red Tips and ladyfingers desperately needed refilling.
COLES PINELANDS
Cavendish on display $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $4.90ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic Clusters were spotting.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg- more Eat Later than Eat Now on display. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
WOOLWORTHS ACACIA RIDGE
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea. Fruit packed 22nd Jan so fruit age is 20 days old.
1kg prepacks at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.99ea contained SHEPARD AVOS.
ALDI BROWNS PLAINS
Ct 23/25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea. Avocado Collective Hass packed 22nd Jan so fruit age is 20 days old.
1kg packs at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $6.49ea.
ALDI DREWVALE
Ct 23/25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea. Avocado Collective hass packed 19th Jan so fruit age is 23 days old.
5 piece prepacks at $5.99ea contained SHEPARD AVOS, they also had on display the last of the HASS 5pks at $6.49ea. 1kg HASS packs $6.49ea.
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 25 Hass Avocados priced 2 for $4.00 supplied by Avocado Collective.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea - NOTE these were NZ HASS. 1kg I’m Perfect packs at $6.90ea.
COLES BROWNS PLAINS
Ct 23/25 Hass Avocados priced 2 for $4.00 with packed dates ranging 23-28th Jan for the Costa supplied Hass meaning fruit age ranged 14 to 19 days.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.50ea contained NZ HASS. 1kg packs at $6.90ea.
COLES PINELANDS
Hass Avocados Ct20 priced 2 for $4.00 packed 26th Jan so fruit age is 16 days old. Fruit supplied by Costa’s and Avocado Collective.
1kg packs at $6.90ea. 5 piece packs $7.50ea.
Note 5 piece packs are NZ fruit.
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Hass Ct 18-23 priced at $1.90ea - half of display supplied by Avocado Collective, the other half by Purpleskin/Greenskins - quality of these were not as good, more skin marking. Fruit packed 22nd Jan and 19th Jan respectively meaning fruit is 20-23 days old.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.90ea. 5 piece packs also at $6.90ea.
WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS
Hass Ct 23-25 priced at $1.90 Again half of display was supplied by Avocado Collective, the other half by Purpleskins (Grower Avonova) with latter being of poorer quality.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $6.90ea. 1kg packs at $6.90ea.
WOOLWORTHS ACACIA RIDGE
Ct 23-25 Hass priced at $1.90ea. This store had loose stock from Delroy’s and Purpleksin/Greenskins mainly.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.90ea. 5 piece packs at $6.90ea.
