Retail Market Week 23 - 2026
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Well hello May the last official month of Autumn!
BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for Week 22 were a little over 474,000 cartons which was a reduction on the week prior of some 35,000 cartons. Temperatures in the far north have been a touch cooler with temps for last week early A.M. falling within a range of 10.3 - 15.2C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 26.2 - 28.7C. North Qld banana growing regions experienced another relatively dry week which has been great with only falls as follows: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 0mm; the coastal regions still had more significant falls this week with Innisfail receiving a total of 0mm and South Johnston totaling 0.4mm across the week.
Banana displays have improved somewhat in terms of fruit quality - bloom generally brighter, though odd display with a presence of slightly dull fruit, light skin marking, thrip damage, sap staining etc .
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; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.50/kg.
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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 22, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 435,008 tray equivalents, approximately 46,000 less than the previous week.
Production across the country saw North Queensland maintain the lead with 63.11% of production with the principal variety being suppled being hass; Central Queensland accounting for 33.53% of the national production followed next; then Southern QLD for 1.84%; then Central NSW for 0.72%; then WA/NT for 0.49% and Sunshine Coast for 0.30% of the total production for the week.
It is forecast that a total of some 442,721 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 23) nationally, with the majority of these now being Hass! Total avocado production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within a similar range of 454K-485K tray equivalents per week.
In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing as follows - Aldi with a catalogue promotion with Hass at $1.49 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $1.50 each; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $1.50 each - also some Woolworths stores also had the Gmax Avo for $2.90/piece.
AVOCADO SNAPSHOT
TOPLINE Right to left: Woolworths GMAX Green skin; Coles Hass and Aldi GMAX and Aldi Hass Avocados in Queensland stores
STOCK IN STORES
QUICKLINKS
BANANAS AT ALDI
ALDI KURABY
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas - priced at $5.49/kg.
ALDI CARINDALE
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas bananas at $5.49/kg.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas - priced at $5.49/kg.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES CARINDALE
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Red Tips $4.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic at $5.90/kg.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Red Tips $4.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS KURABY
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea. Some dull clusters present.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg.
WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg.
Organic at $6.50/kg.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.90/kg and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
INDEPENDENT STORE CARINDALE
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI KURABY
Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.49ea - supplied by Purpleskin. GMAX ticketed at $2.49ea.
5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea. 1kg prepacks at $5.99ea.
ALDI CARINDALE
Ct 23/25 Hass - ticketed at $1.49 each. GMAX at $2.49 each.
1kg prepacks at $5.99ea. 5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.49ea. GMAX at $2.49ea supplied by Greenskins.
5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea. 1kg prepacks at $5.99ea.
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES CARINDALE
Ct 20’s Hass Avocados priced at $1.50ea.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $7.00ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $7.50ea.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 20 Hass - Avocados priced at $1.50ea.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $7.00ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $7.50ea. Organic $3.50ea.
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS KURABY
Hass Ct 20-23 priced at $1.50 each. GMAX at $2.90ea.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.00ea. 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE
HASS Ct 23-25 priced at $1.50 each. Greensksins GMAX Ct 16/18 at $2.90 each.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
HASS Ct 18-25 priced at $1.50 each. Green skins GMAX at $2.90ea.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs on special for $6.50ea.
