Retail Market Week 9 - 2026
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February has vanished!
BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for Week 8 were 525,585 for the week which was an increase of almost 44,000 cartons on Week 7 national harvest. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 20.2 - 26.1C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 27.0- 35.6C with high humidity. North Qld banana growing regions experienced further rainfalls associated with the traditional wet season with Mareeba receiving 58.2mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 87.2mm; the coastal regions like Innisfail had falls totaling 52.6mm and South Johnston totaling 35.0mm 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 $4.90/kg; and Coles were 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 8, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 608,109 tray equivalents, approximately 33,000 less than the previous week.
Production across the country saw WA/NT (Hass) maintaining the lead in terms of production - accounting for 67.88% of the national production, followed by North Queensland accounting for 31.75% (Shepards) ; Central NSW accounting for 0.19%; and Tristate for 0.17% (Reeds+ other) of the total production for the week.
It is forecast that a total of some 625,354 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 9) nationally, with the majority of these of course still being Hass, but have no doubt the Shepards are continuing to build with respects to volume! Total production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 459K-527K tray equivalents per week.
In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw hass pricing as follows - Aldi featured new season Shepard’s in their weekly catalogue at $1.19 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at 2 for $3.50; and Woolworths were retailing Shepards at $1.90ea but by Thursday had price matched Aldi in a number of stores with fruit at $1.20ea.
AVOCADO SNAPSHOT
Right to left: Woolworths Hass; Coles Hass and Aldi Hass Avocados in Queensland stores
Greenskin Avocado Advert seen this week on a digital screen positioned between Aldi and Woolworths at Sunnybank Hills.
STOCK IN STORES
QUICKLINKS
BANANAS AT ALDI
ALDI FAIRFIELD
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg. Mostly clean, but some dull fruit, perhaps held or temperature affected. Sap stains and small skin marks noted including neck damage.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg - majority slightly backward.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas bananas at $4.49/kg. Considerable skin marking on half of these presumably carried stock from day prior.
ALDI DREWVALE
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES FAIRFIELD
Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea some with crown end mould developing. Mostly clean fruit!
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.90/kg.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
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 SUNNYBANK PLAZA
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea. Small scars, odd split peel, bruising and sap stains observed.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA
Cavendish priced at $4.90/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea. Eat now and eat later displays.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI FAIRFIELD
Greenskins Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.19ea as Aldi Super Savers on promo in weekly catalogue.
1kg prepacks at $4.49ea. 5 piece packs at $4.49ea.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Avocado Collective Ct 23 Shepard avos ticketed at $1.19ea, fruit packed 4th Feb so 23 days old. Evidence of rots present.
1kg packs at $4.49ea. 5 piece packs at $4.49ea.
ALDI DREWVALE
Avocado Collective Ct 23/25 Shepard Avos ticketed at $1.19ea packed 4th Feb - so fruit age is 21 days old.
5 piece prepacks at $4.49ea contained SHEPARD AVOS, 1kg SHEPARD packs $4.49ea.
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES FAIRFIELD
Ct 18 Hass Avocados priced 2 for $3.50 supplied by Avocado Collective fruit packed 8th Feb so fruit age was 18 days according to new label applied over original farm label which shows fruit was packed 5th Feb making fruit 21 days old.
Prepacks: 1kg I’m Perfect packs at $7.00ea.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 18 WA Hass Avocados priced 2 for $3.50 supplied by Avocado Collective packed 9th Feb so fruit was 14 days old according to new label applied over farm label which indicates fruit was packed on 5th Feb so true age is 18 days old.
Mostly minor markings, however some individual fruit with more considerable pest damage, latania scale, stings.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $7.00ea and 1kg packs also at $7.00ea.
COLES SUNNYBANK PLAZA
Costa supplied WA Hass Avocados Ct20 priced 2 for $3.50 packed 5th Feb so fruit is 20 days old.
1kg packs at $7.00ea. Organic avos at $4.50ea had a residue or mould forming??
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS MOOROOKA
Hass Ct 18-23 priced at $1.50ea - supplied by Purpleskin/Greenskins - some rots and breakdown present.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.00ea.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Hass Ct 23-25 priced at $1.90ea supplied by Greenskins packed 4th-10th Feb so fruit is 13-23 days old. By Thursday price had been reduced to $1.20/piece. Again rots and breakdown present particularly amongst the Eat Now stock packed 4th and 5th Feb; fresher stock packed 10th and 11th Feb cleaner and very firm.
Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $6.90ea. 1kg packs at $4.80ea. Organic packs at $12.50ea.
