Retail Market Week 24 - 2026
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Well hello May the last official month of Autumn!
BANANA OVERVIEW
🍌SUPPLY UPDATE
National Banana transport figures for Week 23 were approximately 489,000 cartons which saw a 14,000 carton increase on the week prior. Temperatures in the far north have been a touch cooler with temps for last week early A.M. falling within a range of 8.5 - 20.1C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures still ranging 22.6 - 29.6C. With temperatures in some regions dropping below 10C we can expect to see the impact of this through fruit with a dull bloom as a result of the temporary cessation of sap flow resulting in greying of the sub-epidermal layer. North Qld banana growing regions experienced another relatively dry week on the Tablelands which has been great with only falls as follows: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 4.8mm; the coastal regions had more significant falls this week with Innisfail receiving a total of 24.2mm and South Johnston totaling 29.2mm across the week.
Banana displays have improved somewhat in terms of fruit quality - whilst bloom is generally still on the bright side, their were a couple of displays whereby we saw fruit with a somewhat dull bloom, there was also a presence of 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 23, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 400,914 tray equivalents, approximately 34,000 less than the previous week.
Production across the country saw North Queensland maintain the lead with 57.02% of production with the principal variety being suppled being hass; Central Queensland accounting for 38.74% of the national production followed next; then Southern QLD for 2.62%; then Central NSW for 0.63%; then Sunshine Coast for 0.56% and WA/NT for 0.38% of the total production for the week.
It is forecast that a total of some 409,504 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 24) 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 400K-460K 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 on the 1kg net bags of Hass at $5.49 each; loose Hass at $1.99ea and GMAX at $2.49 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at 2 for $4.00; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $2.20 each and Gmax Avo for $2.90/piece.
AVOCADO SNAPSHOT
TOPLINE Right to left: Woolworths GMAX Green skin; Woolworths Hass; Coles Hass and Aldi GMAX in Queensland stores
STOCK IN STORES
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BANANAS AT ALDI
ALDI LOGANHOLME
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
ALDI GARDEN CITY
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havanas bananas at $5.99/kg - quite green.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
Havana bananas - priced at $5.99/kg - half green half ripe.
BANANAS AT COLES
COLES LOGANHOLME
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Red Tips $4.90/kg on special. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg.
COLES GARDEN CITY
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Red Tips $4.90/kg on special. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Red Tips $4.90/kg on special. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic at $5.90/kg.
BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special. Organic at $6.50/kg.
WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special.
Organic at $5.90/kg.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $5.50/kg on special and Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg.
AVOCADOS AT ALDI
ALDI LOGANHOLME
Ct 25 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea - supplied by Purpleskin. GMAX ticketed at $2.49ea.
5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea. 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea as ALDI SUPER SAVERS.
ALDI GARDEN CITY
Ct 23/25 Hass - ticketed at $1.99 each. GMAX at $2.49 each.
1kg prepacks at $5.49ea (ALDI SUPER SAVER). 5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea.
ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $1.99ea. Ct 20 GMAX at $2.49ea supplied by Greenskins.
5 piece Hass packs at $5.99ea. 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea (ALDI SUPER SAVER).
AVOCADOS AT COLES
COLES LOGANHOLME
Ct 25 Hass - Avocados primarily supplied by Costa’s - Obie Farms, and Freshmax Brisbane - Ferraro Farms with fruit priced at 2 for $4.00. Fruit packed 27th May so fruit age is 14 days from date of pack.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.00ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $6.90ea.
COLES GARDEN CITY
Loose Hass Avocados in Cts 23/25 supplied by Costa’s - Obie Farms selling at multi-buy of 2/$4.00.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.00ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $6.90ea.
COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS
Ct 20/23 Hass - Avocados priced at 2 for $4.00. Mix of Costa Farms and Kureen Farming fruit packed 26th and 28th May so fruit age is 13-15 days from date of pack.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $6.00ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $6.90ea.
AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS
WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME
Hass Ct 16/23 priced at $2.20 each from Avocado Collective and one tray of Rockridge. Greenskins GMAX at $2.90ea.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.
WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY
HASS Ct 20 grown by Rockley Partners supplied by Murray Bros priced at $2.00 each - a light smattering of nodule damage noted. Greensksins GMAX at $2.90 each with heavier lenticel found in some trays.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $5.90ea.
WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS
HASS Ct 23-28 priced at $2.20 each supplied by Murray Bros (Rockley Partners) and Majestic Fruit co. Green skins GMAX at $2.90ea. Fruit packed 26th to 28th May so fruit age is 13-15 days old.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs on special for $5.90ea. Organic packs at $7.90ea.
