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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE

National Banana transport figures for Week 38 were up by almost 20,000 cartons on the week prior to a total of 511,705 cartons for the week. Temperatures in the far north varied greatly for the early A.M. falling within a range of 10.0 - 19.4C across all major growing regions; and day time temperatures were moderate this week ranging 23.2 - 28.4C. 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 0.8mm; and the coastal regions only saw a somewhat better fall with Innisfail receiving a total of 18.8mm and South Johnston totaling 26.2mm across the week.

Banana displays are continuing to exhibit mixed bloom, it is important to note however that brightness is on the improve; though there is a continued presence of light skin marking, bat/bird 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 38, 2025 - Avocado production for this week reached 493,075 tray equivalents, which is up on the previous week by approx 20,000 trays. The quantity of bulks/processing/other volume has remained steady at just over 76,000 tray equivalents which leaves 419,000 trays (mix of premium and class one) for supermarket and market sales.

Production across the country saw NZ’s level of production take the lead in harvest volumes with 24.70% of total production; WA/NT dropped to second spot this week with 22.19%; then Central NSW for 20.71%; then Tristate accounting for 18.67% of the national production followed next by Southern QLD accounting for 7.33%; Northern QLD for 3.53%; TNR for 2.37%; and Sunshine Coast accounting for 0.50% of the total production for the week.

It is forecast that a total of some 450,667 tray equivalents will be dispatched this week (Week 39) 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 413K-444K 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 $2.29ea this week; Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.50ea; and Woolworths were retailing Hass at $2.50ea.

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

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

STOCK IN STORES

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🍌Bananas at Aldi

🥑Avocados at Aldi

🍌Bananas at Coles

🥑Avocados at Coles

🍌Bananas at Woolworths

🥑Avocados at Woolworths

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI MT GRAVATT

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havana bananas. (Ladyfingers)

ALDI CARINDALE

Cavendish Bananas priced at $4.49/kg.
No Havanas. (Ladyfingers)

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES MT GRAVATT

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organics on special at $3.68/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg and Kids Bananas packs $4.50ea. Neat display.
Red tips at $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic bananas on special at $4.90/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

Cavendish on display $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.50ea.
Red Tips $5.90/kg. Lady Fingers $8.90/kg. Organic $5.50/kg.

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

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

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $6.00/kg. Organic at $5.50/kg on special. Ladyfingers at $9.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.
Red Tipped bananas at $6.00/kg. Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg. Organic bananas at $5.50/kg.

INDEPENDENT - INDOOROOPILLY

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI MT GRAVATT

Avocado Collective supply of grower Cherry Creek Ct 23 Hass ticketed at $2.29ea. Fruit packed 15th September meaning fruit is 7 days old.

5 piece Hass packs at $7.99ea and 1kg prepacks at $7.49ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

Avocado Collective supply of Grower Cherry Creek Ct 23 Hass - ticketed at $2.29 each - Avocado Collective fruit.

5 piece Hass packs at $7.99ea. 1kg Avocado nets $7.49ea.

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES MT GRAVATT

Cutri Fruit Ct 25 Hass (Victorian grown) and Skylark NZ Ct 25 Hass all priced $2.50ea. Australian fruit Packed 11th September so fruit age is 12 days old whilst NZ fruit packed 26th August so fruit is 28 days old - good mix of ripeness on display. Stock displays were a little light.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $7.50ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $7.90ea.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

Skylark NZ Hass Avocados packed 25th August so fruit age is 29 days old; together with a line of Costa Hass Ct 23 Hass packed 12th September so fruit age is 11 days old priced $2.50ea.
Organic Hass on special at $2.90 ea.

COLES CARINDALE

Ct20-23 Skylark NZ HASS the majority of which had strong skin colour; firmness of varying degrees of ripeness - all priced $2.50ea. Odd piece with sun blemish.
Fruit packed 28th August so fruit age from date of pack is 27 days old.
Prepacks: 1kg packs at $7.50ea; and Avo 5pk stock at $7.90ea.