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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for Week 13 were down by approximately 6.7% to 450,900 ctns. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 17.3 - 24.1C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 25.8- 32.4C with varying degrees of humidity. North Qld banana growing regions experienced rainfalls as follows: Mareeba receiving 0.4mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 0.6mm; the coastal regions like Innisfail had falls totaling 69.2mm and South Johnston totaling 87.0mm across the week! Definitely a little drier than recent months.

We are seeing the impact of the wet, humid weather throughout a number of Banana displays with blotchy mould present, somewhat dull fruit, light skin marking, thrip damage, sap staining etc - some better displays than others out there.

Queensland major retailers had bananas priced as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99-$4.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $3.90/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $2.49 (perhaps clearing coloured fruit on hand) -$4.00/kg based on store location visited.

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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 13, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 655,954 tray equivalents, approximately 75,000 more than the previous week.

Production across the country saw North Queensland take the lead with 54.36% (Shepard) of production; followed by WA/NT (Hass) accounting for 27.00% of the national production; then Central Queensland accounting for 18.22%; and Central NSW for 0.42% of the total production for the week.

It is forecast that a total of some 535,180 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 14) nationally, with the majority of these being Shepard! Total avocado production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 476K-518K tray equivalents per week with 60-65% of this being Shepards and 30-35% being WA Hass through to mid-April .

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw Shepard pricing as follows - Aldi had Shepard’s at $1.19 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Shepard avos at 90c each; and Woolworths were retailing Shepards at 90c each.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

TOPLINE Right to left: Woolworths Hass; Coles Hass and Aldi 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 GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with a green tinge and small skin marks noted.
Havana bananas priced at $3.99/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

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

ALDI CANNON HILL

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Mostly clean fruit.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish at $2.49/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea. Fruit was full colour, some clusters found with neck injuries and a few with minor marking.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.

COLES CANNON HILL

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $3.90/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea. Minimal marking this week!
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 $3.90/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.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

Cavendish priced at $3.90/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 GARDEN CITY

Ct 25 NQ SHEPARDS ticketed at $1.19ea supplied by Avocado Collective. Despite shelf ticket stating price of $1.19, Aldi Catalogue featured Shepards at $0.89 ea.