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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for Week 14 were a touch over 470,000 cartons which was approximately 20,000 ctns up on the week prior. Temperatures in the far north are similar to be last week with early A.M. temperatures falling within a range of 19.1 - 24.5C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 25.5- 30.6C with varying degrees of humidity. North Qld banana growing regions experienced rainfalls as follows: Mareeba receiving 1.8mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 11mm; the coastal regions like Innisfail had much heavier alls totaling 129.6mm and South Johnston totaling 168mm across the week! It is these types of conditions that are contributing to the increase in blotchy/sooty mould being seen on some fruit and the level of minor skin marking.

Banana displays with found to have a presence blotchy mould present, somewhat dull fruit on some displays or mixed bloom, light skin marking, thrip damage, sap staining etc - some better displays than others out there.

Queensland major retailers had bananas on special this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a special ticket price of $3.90/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50 /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 14, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 485,437 tray equivalents, approximately 150,000 tray equivalents fewer than the previous week.

Production across the country saw North Queensland maintain the lead with 63.05% (Shepard) of production; followed by WA/NT (Hass) accounting for 21.73% of the national production; then Central Queensland accounting for 14.7%; and Central NSW for 0.52% of the total production for the week.

It is forecast that a total of some 500,278 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 15) nationally, with the majority of these expected to be shepard accounting for approximately 63.4% of this forecast with the balance to primarily be a growing hass percentage of approx. 36% of the forecasted volume! Total avocado production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within the range of 570K-425K tray equivalents per week with sliding percentage of this being shepard 60% down to 36% over the next three week period of these forecast volumes, meanwhile Hass will be gradually experiencing an increase in volume on the market in this same timeframe.

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 COOPAROO

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Some with a green tinge and small skin marks noted.
Havana bananas - NO STOCK.

ALDI FOREST LAKE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. A few dull clusters present and majority of stock on shelf was backward.
Havanas bananas at $4.49/kg.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. Fruit bloom mixed, skin scarring and mixed colour found.
Havana bananas at $4.49/kg.

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES COOPAROO

Cavendish at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea. Fruit had good 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 FOREST LAKE

Cavendish at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea. Most of the bananas exhibited dull bloom which suggests at this time of year being held too cool at some point in the supply chain.
Red Tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers at $8.90/kg.
Free fruit for kids whilst instore were less than appealing with the amount of skin marking.

COLES MT OMMANEY

Cavendish on display $4.00/kg and Kids Bananas $4.00. Bananas generally well presented, occasion neck injuries, split peel and bat marking on random clusters.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic at $5.90/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS COOPAROO

Cavendish priced at $3.99/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea. Minimal marking this week though there is a presence of some sooty/blotchy mould on a few clusters.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS FOREST LAKE

Cavendish priced at $3.90/kg. Kids packs at $3.70ea. Bananas found with neck injuries, sooty blotch mould etc.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

Cavendish priced at $3.70-3.90/kg - ticket pricing varied throughout locations. 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