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BANANA OVERVIEW

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National Banana transport figures for Week 33 were 513,680 cartons of bananas which was down by just under 4500 cartons - so relatively steady production. Temperatures in the far north remain cooler with temps for last week early A.M. falling within a range of 10.2 - 18.9C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures just starting to heat up a little ranging 22.0 - 30.8C. North Qld banana growing regions experienced another relatively dry week on the Tablelands with falls as follows: Mareeba receiving 0mm for the week to date; Walkamin with 1.2mm; and the coastal regions only saw slightly more rain this week with Innisfail receiving a total of 33.0mm and South Johnston totaling 23.6mm across the week. As was the case last week, our own Cavendish banana farms have a plentiful supply of harvestable fruit currently, so let us know if you need a load or two! Unfortunately, it will still be a couple more weeks before our ladyfingers increase in harvestable quantities.

Banana displays are continuing to exhibit a mix of fruit bloom and a continued presence of light skin marking, thrip damage, sap staining as well as light neck creasing viewed in some displays 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 33, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 485,439 tray equivalents, approximately 38,000 more than the previous week. Interesting, the quantity of bulks/processing/other volume has increased at just over 228,000 tray equivalents which leaves 257,000 trays (mix of premium and class one) for supermarket and market sales - so a tightening of supply with respects to suitable sizing and quality grading.

Production across the country saw North Queensland’s level of production take back the lead in harvest volumes with 31.03% of total production; Central Queensland accounting for 28.43% of the national production followed next by a growing contribution from Central NSW for 16.41%; and Southern QLD for 8.00%; NZ for 7.11%; WA/NT for 5.40%; TNR for 2.23%; Sunshine Coast for 0.72% and finally Tristate has entered the arena accounting for 0.67% of the total production for the week.

It is forecast that a total of some 484,122 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 34) nationally, with the majority of these being Hass! Total avocado production for the next three week period thereafter, is expected to fall within a somewhat lower range of 433K-468K tray equivalents per week.

In terms of Avocado retailing in the major supermarkets in Qld this week, we saw pricing as follows - Aldi with Hass retailing at $1.79ea whilst GMAX were at $2.49 each; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.20ea; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $1.80ea and Gmax Avo for $2.90/piece.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Top to Bottom: Woolworths Hass; Woolworths GMAX; Coles Hass; Aldi Hass; Aldi GMAX

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg - some with a green tinge.
No Havanas

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havanas

ALDI GARDEN CITY

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havana’s

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg - fruit with mixed bloom. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg - sizing quite irregular. Organic at $5.90/kg.

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea.
Lady Fingers $8.90/kg - sizing irregular. Organic bananas also on display, some backward.

COLES GARDEN CITY

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg sizing irregular with undersized fruit found.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg, little bat and bird damage sited. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $6.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers at $9.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $6.00/kg. Organic at $6.50/kg. Ladyfingers at $9.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg - odd incident of split peel. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $6.00/kg. Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic bananas at $6.50/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI