Retail Market Week 27 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

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Banana industry transport figures for fruit harvested in Week 26 were some 373K cartons a reduction by 2.69% or some 10K cartons fewer than the week prior. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures dropping with a range of 14.6 - 17.8 C across all major growing regions, a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures have also remained warmer ranging 25.0 - 26.4 C. There has been very minimal rainfall across most of the North Qld banana growing regions again this week with Mareeba and Walkamin 0.1mm falls and only of 2 - 4mms across Innisfail and Tully regions - these patterns are usual for this time of the year.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality and fruit bloom in stores still varied, as a result of the current varying weather conditions for Winter NQ growing season!























































BANANA SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 26, 2024 - The industry saw a 5.16% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 419,352 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 20,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 25, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 394,605 tray equivalents along with 3,180 Shepard tray equivalents together with 21,567 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country saw Central Queensland maintain just in the lead in production accounting for 47.37% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 46.14%, then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 3.79%, Central NSW with 1.17% and finally TNR, Sunshine Coast and WA/NT for 0.63%; 0.46%; 0.44% respectively.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 444,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 27) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 439,000 tray equivalents of this total and some 5,000 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. The focus continues to be upon the popular Hass varietal. Production for the next two to three week period is expected to be reducing from 428K down to 366K tray equivalents/week. The markets have seen price continuing to firm for premium graded trays; whilst class one fruit seems to be holding steady this week; with industry supplies forecast to be lighter in volume over the next three week period, pressure will remain on pricing for good quality fruit.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld and Adelaide this week we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld stores visited had Hass avos at $2.00ea whilst in Adelaide Hass avocados were ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths Qld with Purpleskin and Simpson supplied Hass at $1.80ea and GMAX (Qld stores only) avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50-$2.90ea whilst the Adelaide store frequented had Avolution supplied Hass in Ct23/25 also retailing at $1.80/piece.
























 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - fruit with good colour. Buising, skin marking and neck injuries the main find.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - minimal green fruit but presence of sooty blotch, sap stains and light neck creasing. A large portion of this display was very dull in bloom and some clusters found to be spotting.

  • Havana bananas at this store this week, $4.99/kg - these could have been better quality.

ALDI ADELAIDE - MARION

  • A very full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green tinged fruit and dull in hue. Sap stains and sooty mould present.

  • No Havana bananas.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, most with a green tinge, some a little dull.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea. A neat display - cavendish needed restocking however.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $7.90/kg.

COLES ADELAIDE - MARION

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea. Some evidence of bat/bird marking; light sap stains and skin marking.

  • No Red Tips. Lady Fingers $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Bloom was varied with some bright hued and others dull - evidenced by some colder growing temperatures currently. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $8.00/kg and Red Tips $4.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Good colour. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $8.00/kg and Red Tips $4.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS ADELAIDE - MARION

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg. Well presented - but some needing restocking.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $9.00/kg!! Red Tipped at $6.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.90/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 each. Packed on 25th June by white tray label, so fruit is 8 days old but when peeled back fruit appears to have been packed on 20th June ??

  • 1kg packs for $4.49ea. 5 piece Hass packs at $5.49ea. GMAX packs at $5.99ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Avolution loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea. Packed on 25th June so fruit is therefore 8 days old.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.49ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI ADELAIDE - MARION

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea.

  • 1kg packs as Super Savers this week at $4.49ea. 5 piece Hass packs at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Count 20-23 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $2.00 ea, multiple growers. GMAX in Ct23’s at $2.50ea. Packed dates for these lines appeared to range 20th to 22nd June so fruit age is 11 to 13 days.

  • Prepacks - 1kg $4.50ea and 5 piece packs $4.90ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23/25 loose Hass Avos from Kureen Farming and Simpson Farms- $2.00 ea - packed 18/19th June. Gmax $2.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.50ea and 5 piece at $4.90ea.

COLES ADELAIDE - MARION

  • Count 23 loose Hass Avos being supplied by Costas - $1.80 ea (packed 20th June - 13 days old). No GMAX avos.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.50ea and 5 piece at $4.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • Count 23-25 Hass avocados priced at $1.80ea with packed dates of 19th June to 25th June so fruit age is 8 to 14 days. Some with ‘Eat now’ stickers, others less ripe. GMAX at $2.90ea - Ct16’s packed 25th June making stock 8 days old.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $4.00ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea. Organic at $2.90ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Count 16 Greenskin GMax ticketed at $2.90ea. Count 23 Purpleskin Hass at $1.80ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at 4.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS ADELAIDE - MARION

  • Avolution Count 23-25 Hass priced at $1.80ea (19th June pack dates - 14 days old). No GMAX avocados.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.50ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 26 - 2024

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Banana industry transport figures for last week were just over 383K cartons, a small increase of 2000 cartons on the previous week. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures dropping with a range of 12.1 - 20.8 C across all major growing regions, a touch warmer than last week; and day time temperatures have also remained warmer ranging 22.0 - 27.0 C. There has been very minimal rainfall across most of the North Qld banana growing regions again this week with Mareeba and Walkamin 0.2mm falls and only of 5 - 6mms across Innisfail and Tully regions - these patterns are usual for this time of the year.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied, some stores having more significant damage on the varieties other than cavendish.






















































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Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 25, 2024 - The industry saw a 6.16% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 442,208 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 24, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 421,873 tray equivalents along with 1,784 Shepard tray equivalents together with 18,551 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. It is important to continue to monitor how this total production is split to understand true volumes on the market. Of the total 442K tray equivalent there were approximately 70K trays exported; 125K tray equivalents packed as bulks used in prepacks or processing which leaves approximately 247K tray equivalents for domestic supply.

Production across the country saw a Central Queensland maintain the lead in production accounting for 50.49% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 46.21%, then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 2.71%, Central NSW with 0.31% and finally Sunshine Coast for 0.21%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 454,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 26) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 436,000 tray equivalents of this total and some 18,000 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. The focus continues to be upon the popular Hass varietal. Production for the next two to three week period is expected to be ranging 436K down to 420K tray equivalents/week. With this reducing supply, market pricing is expected to lift. Our own farms in North Queensland expect the harvest to continue for another three to four weeks; followed then my our grower partner in SE Qld who will kick into gear. From early discussions with our growers located within the Tristate region, they do not expect to be in a position to commence harvest until late July/early August as fruit is still maturing and sizing.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin and Simpson supplied Hass at $1.50ea and GMAX avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50ea.























 

 

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Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - fruit with good colour. Superficial buising, skin marking, split peel and a light presence of sooty blotch visible.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit. A presence of sooty blotch, sap stains and light neck creasing.

  • Havana bananas at this store this week, $4.99/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • A very full display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green tinged fruit and dull in hue.

  • Havana bananas on display, however no pricing.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly decent colour, some a little dull.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg (good colour) and Lady Fingers $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg (very long clusters).

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea. A neat display.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $7.90/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea. Fruit has a dull appearance. Some evidence of bat/bird marking; light sap stains and skin marking.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $7.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Bloom was varied with some bright hued and others dull - evidenced by some colder sub 10C growing temperatures being experienced in North Qld.

  • Lady Fingers $6.00/kg and Red Tips $4.90/kg (some clusters found spotting). Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Good colour- nicely split into ‘Éat now’ and ‘Éat later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $7.00/kg and Red Tips $4.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg. Very well presented. Fruit bloom is impacted by growing conditions.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg. Red Tipped at $4.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 each. Packed by Dons Fort Packing for Avolution on 15th June, so fruit is 11 days old.

  • 1kg packs for $3.99ea on special and featured in the Aldi catalogue. 5 piece Hass packs at $5.49ea. GMAX packs at $5.99ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Avolution loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea. Packed on 14th June so fruit is therefore 12 days old.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea on promo. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea.

  • 5 piece Hass packs at $5.49ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea. 1kg packs at $3.99ea on promo and featured in the Aldi catalogue.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Count 20-23 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.80 ea, multiple growers. GMAX in Ct20’s at $2.50ea. Packed dates for these lines appeared to range 12th to 13th June so fruit age is 13 to 14 days. Gmax had considerable lenticel damage, odd piece with rots. Hass quality generally good, one piece found with ridging.

  • Prepacks on promo and featured on front table as well as isle displays - 1kg $4.50ea and 5 piece packs $4.90ea. Organic at $3.80ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.80 ea. Gmax $2.50ea but only one piece on display.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.50ea and 5 piece at $4.90ea on promo and featured in off location display. Organic at $3.80ea.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 25 loose Hass Avos being supplied by Simpsons; Murray Bros; Purpleskin - $1.80 ea. GMAX avos at $2.50ea - display empty.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.50ea and 5 piece at $4.90ea on promo - featured in off location floor displays as well as isle position on shelf.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Count 18-20 Hass avocados priced at $1.50ea . Some with ‘Eat now’ stickers, others less ripe. GMAX at $2.50ea - quite a number with lenticel and bruising - Ct18’s packed 18th June making stock 8 days old.

  • The GMax featured on the front of the A Frame facing customers as they entered the store tidy display but the reverse side which featured the hass was somewhat of a jumbled mess with a number of pieces bruised and very soft. Hass from Purpleskin in Ct20; Kureen Farming supplied by N&A ripened stock in Ct20;s; Simpson Farms ripened stock in Ct23 all packed between 6th June to 13th June meaning hass fruit age ranged 13 to 20 days old.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Greenskin GMax ticketed at $2.50ea. Purpleskin Hass at $1.70ea or $1.50 ea - disparity between signage.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at 5.00ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Purpleskin Count 20-23 Hass priced at $1.50ea. Count 18 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea packed 11th June so fruit is 15 days old.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.00ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 25 - 2024

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Industry transport figures for this week, relating to the prior week’s harvest for week 24 was 381,245 ctns which is some 25,000 fewer cartons than were harvested in Week 23. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures dropping with a range of 9.0 - 14.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.2 - 29.5 C. With temperatures starting to dip below 10C we have seen the occurrence of some underpeel discolouration, which is only mild at this stage but if we experience repeated cold days this is when the damage potentially becomes heightened. There has been very minimal rainfall across most of the North Qld banana growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin 0.2mm falls and only of 0 to 0.8mms across Innisfail and Tully regions - these patterns are usual for this time of the year.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied, some stores having more significant damage on the varieties other than cavendish.





















































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 24, 2024 - The industry saw a 3.26% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 471,212 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 10,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 23, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 406,933 tray equivalents along with 423 Shepard tray equivalents together with 37,704 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country saw a Central Queensland resume the lead in production accounting for 52.17% of the total volume, North Queensland accounting for a further 45.97%, then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 1.23%, Sunshine Coast with 0.26% and finally Central NSW for 0.19%. Both North Qld and Central Qld are expected to complete their harvest by mid-late July, though there are a few growers who are not expected to finish until the first or second week of August. We will keep you updated as the time is drawing closer as to our own expected harvest completion date.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 461,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 25) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 438,000 of this total whilst the Shepard variety expected to diminish to zero tray equivalents and some 22,000 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. The focus continues to be upon the popular Hass varietal. Production in the next three week window is expected to range between 420 to 454K tray equivalents per week - keeping in mind that a portion of the stated volumes will be exported and a portion will be in a bulk format.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.29 each (Aldi Super Savers);  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin and Simpson supplied Hass at $1.50ea and GMAX avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50ea.






















 

 

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Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI STAFFORD

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - fruit with good colour and a little green tinging this week. Some still with minor neck damage and sooty blotch.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI CHERMSIDE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

ALDI LUTWYCHE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit.

  • No Havana bananas.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES STAFFORD

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly decent colour, some a little dull.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg (good colour) and Lady Fingers $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES CHERMSIDE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $7.90/kg. Organics at $6.00/kg.

COLES LUTWYCHE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg? Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS STAFFORD

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $6.00/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS LUTWYCHE

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour- nicely split into ‘Éat now’ and ‘Éat later’. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg. Red Tipped at $4.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI STAFFORD

  • Purpleskin Hass Avocados priced at $1.29 each.

  • 1kg packs for $3.99ea. 5 piece Hass at $5.19ea.

ALDI CHERMSIDE

  • Purpleskin loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.29 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.49ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea. 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.

ALDI LUTWYCHE

  • Purpleskin Hass Avocados priced at $1.29 ea.

  • 5 piece Hass packs at $5.19ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES STAFFORD

  • Count 23 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.50 ea, multiple growers. GMAX at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $4.90ea and 5 piece packs $6.50ea.

COLES LUTWYCHE

  • Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.50 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.90ea and 5 piece at $6.50ea. Organic at $4.00ea.

COLES CHERMSIDE

  • Lovacado and Jampi Park Count 20 loose Hass Avos - $1.50 ea. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.90ea and 5 piece at $6.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS STAFFORD

  • Count 18 Hass avocados priced at $1.50ea . Some with ‘Eat now’ stickers, others less ripe.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS LUTWYCHE

  • Greenskin G Max Ct 20 ticketed at $2.50ea. Purpleskin, Howe and Simpson’s Hass at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at 5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CHERMSIDE

  • Purpleskin Count 20-23 Hass priced at $1.80ea. Count 16 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.00ea. 1kg packs at $4.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 24 - 2024

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Industry transport figures are as follows: the harvest for week 23 at 406,385 ctns transported around Australia which was an increase of almost 10,000 cartons on the previous week. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures dropping with a range of 8.5 - 17.0 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.0 - 27.3 C. With temperatures starting to dip below 10C we will start to see the occurrence of some underpeel discolouration, will only be mild at this stage but if we experience repeated cold days this is when the damage becomes heightened. There has been minimal rainfall across most of the North Qld banana growing regions this week with Mareeba and Walkamin nil falls and only of 0.4 to 1.0mms across Innisfail and Tully regions.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied, however improved on recent weeks with the only defects being minor neck damage, some light rub marking and some minor bronzing.



















































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, 2024 - The industry saw a 12.06% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 487,107 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 60,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 22, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 466,830 tray equivalents along with 310 Shepard tray equivalents together with 19,967 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. Whilst there was an increase of some 12% in production this week, it is important to look at how this is broken up with 131K tray equivalents being either bulks for prepacking or processing fruit; some 77K tray equivalents were exported which leaves some 278K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

Production across the country saw a North Queensland resume the lead in production accounting for 54.94% of the total volume, Central Queensland accounting for a further 43.95%, then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 0.41%, Sunshine Coast with 0.31% and finally Central NSW for 0.28%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 445,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 24) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 406,000 of this total whilst the Shepard variety expected to represent some 400 tray equivalents and some 37,000 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. The focus continues to be upon the popular Hass varietal. Production in the next three week window is expected to range between 407 to 430K tray equivalents per week - keeping in mind that a portion of the stated volumes will be exported and a portion will be in a bulk format.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin and Simpson supplied Hass at $1.50-1.70ea and GMAX avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50ea.





















 

 

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Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - fruit with good colour and a little green tinging this week. Some still with minor neck damage and sooty blotch.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly decent colour, some a little dull.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg (good colour) and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organics at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $6.00/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour- nicely split into ‘Éat now’ and ‘Éat later’. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • The Avolution Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 each.

  • 1kg packs for $3.99ea. 5 piece Hass at $5.19ea.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • The Avolution loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea. 5 piece Hass packs at $5.19ea. Gmax 3 piece packs priced at $5.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.50 ea, multiple growers. Packed date 30th May meaning fruit age is 13 days old. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $4.90ea and 5 piece packs $6.50ea. Organic at $4.00ea

COLES CARINDALE

  • Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.50 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.90ea and 5 piece at $6.50ea. Organic at $4.00ea.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Simpson Farms and Rockridge Count 20 loose Hass Avos - $1.50 ea. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.90ea and 5 piece at $6.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Count 18 Hass avocados priced at $1.50ea . Some with ‘Eat now’ stickers, others less ripe.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Greenskin G Max Ct 20 ticketed at $2.50ea. Purpleskin, Howe and Simpson’s Hass at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at 5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Purpleskin Count 20-23 Hass priced at $1.70ea (some very ordinary). Count 16 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $6.00ea. 1kg packs at $5.50ea.

 

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We have an update on the industry transport figures, with harvest for week 21 at 396,767 cartons of cavendish and in week 22 there were 396,475 ctns transported around Australia. Both of these figures were a slight decrease on the previous fortnight (week 20) which saw a cut of 409,841 cartons. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.8 - 21.7 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.9 - 28.3 C. There has been minimal rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0mm - 0.2mm; and a slight decrease in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 12.6 - 21.6mm throughout the week compared with last week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied, however improved on recent weeks with the only defects being minor neck damage and some minor bronzing. Note i did have the opportunity to duck into a Woolies Metro store in Melbourne during Hort Connections and found bananas retailing at $5.00/kg in Flinders Street. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.


















































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Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 22, 2024 - The industry saw a 14.96% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 428,343 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 80,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 21, 2024 production. Of the overall total, approximately 124K units were bulks for prepacking and processing; 82K were exported; leaving a total of almost 222K tray equivalents for the domestic market. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 388,612 tray equivalents along with 5,575 Shepard tray equivalents together with 34,156 trays (inc GMax) of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country saw a new guard in the position of highest productions week with Central Queensland accounting for 49.50% of the total production volume this week, North Queensland accounting for a further 48.72%, then trickles from Sunshine Coast accounting for 0.76%, Southern Queensland with 0.58% and finally Central NSW for 0.32%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 486,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 23) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 448,000 of this total whilst the Shepard variety expected to represent some 400 tray equivalents and some 37,000 tray equivalents of other varietals (inc GMax) of this total. The focus now is really upon the popular Hass varietal. Production in the next three week window is expected to range between 440 to 470K tray equivalents per week.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.19 each;  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin Hass at $1.50ea and GMAX avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50ea.




















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - fruit with good colour and much less green tinging this week. Some still with minor neck damage and sooty blotch.

  • No Havana bananas.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly decent colour, some a little dull.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg (good colour) and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg (no stock though). Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS METRO MELBOURNE

  • Cavendish priced at $5.00/kg.

  • Good colour and well stocked, especially for a metro store! Some fruit with minor neck injuries.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour- nicely split into ‘Éat now’ and ‘Éat later’. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • The Strand Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 each.

  • 1kg packs for $4.69ea. 3 piece GMAX avo packs at $5.99ea.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • The Strand loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.69ea. Gmax 3 piece packs also included in this week’s display priced at $5.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Count 20 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.50 ea, multiple growers. Packed date 16th May meaning fruit age is 18 days old. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $5.00ea and 5 piece packs $6.50ea. Organic at $4.00ea

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Simpson Farms and Rockridge Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea and 5 piece at $6.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS METRO MELBOURNE

  • Hass avocados priced at $2.00ea . Some with ‘Eat now’ stickers, others less ripe.

  • Prepacks: 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • Greenskin G Max Ct 20 ticketed at $2.50ea. Purpleskin and Simpson’s Hass at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at 5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Purpleskin Count 20 Hass priced at $1.50ea (some very ordinary). Count 18 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.50ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 22 - 2024

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The industry transport figures have been a little late in their release, we will update these once we have them. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures have ranged 16.8 - 21.1 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.5 - 26.8 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0mm - 1.8mm; and a slight increase in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 54.0 - 57.6mm throughout the week compared with last week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.

















































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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 21, 2024 - The industry saw a 5.06% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 503,712 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 25,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 20, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 457,099 tray equivalents along with 13,139 Shepard tray equivalents together with 33,474 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country as would be expected sees North QLD (mainly Hass) accounting for 56.29% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 43.00% (mainly hass), then trickles from Southern Queensland accounting for 0.44%, Central NSW with 0.24% and finally TNR for 0.02%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 514,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 22) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 465,000 of this total whilst the Shepard variety expected to represent some 8,000 tray equivalents and some 40,000 tray equivalents of other varietals of this total. The focus now is really upon the popular Hass varietal.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.19 each;  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin Hass at $1.30ea and GMAX avos (larger sizes 14/16/18) at $2.50ea. There was a prevalence of lenticel damage noted on the GMAX avos on display.





















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - majority green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg - these also mostly green with some bruising.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - less fruit green here.

  • Havana bananas priced at $4.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • Count 23 Purpleskin loose Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 ea. Packed date 16th May, so fruit age is 13 days.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.69ea.

  • GMAX 3 piece packs at $5.79ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • The Strand Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 each. Packed date 21st May, so fruit age is 8 days from pack.

  • Hass 5 piece prepacks at $5.19ea. 1kg packs for $4.69ea. 3 piece GMAX avo packs at $5.79ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • The Strand loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.69ea. Gmax 3 piece packs also included in this week’s display priced at $5.79ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Count 20 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.30 ea, multiple growers. Packed dates between 16th and 21st May meaning fruit age is 8-13 days old. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $5.50ea and 5 piece packs $6.50ea. Organic at $4.00ea

COLES CARINDALE

  • Simpson Farms and Rockridge Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea and 5 piece at $6.00ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea. GMAX avos at $2.50ea.

  • Avocado Prepacks at this store: 1kg at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • Count 20 Purpleskin Hass avocados priced at $1.50ea . Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea. Some lenticel damage on the hass and Gmax. Fruit packed dates 15th and 21st May so fruit age post is 8-14 days.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.50ea and 1kg prepack at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.30ea. Purpleskin Hass at $2.50ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea. Organic avos at $3.40ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Purpleskin Count 23 Hass priced at $1.30ea. Count 16 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.50ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 19 - 2024

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The industry transport figures Week 18 cut was approximately 380K cartons which is about 4000 cartons less than what was harvested in Wk 17/2024. We can confirm the weather patterns for the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 17.3 - 22.6 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.0 - 28.5 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0 - 1.2mm; whilst another slight increase in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 74.8mm - 86.8mm throughout the week. Similar weather patterns have been in existence now for several months with on/off rainfall impacting fruit quality.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.














































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 18, 2024 - The industry saw a 0.17% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 470,764 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 800 less tray equivalents) on Week 17, 2024 production. The national harvest included 175,939 Shepard tray equivalents along with Hass variety supplying 294,657 tray equivalents together with 168 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country has somewhat evened out with North QLD Shepard variety accounting for 51.74% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 41.65% (Shepard and hass), then Western Australia with supply accounting for 6.58% (primarily Hass) and other varietals from CNSW with 0.04%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 419,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 19) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 47,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 358,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be gradually declining in volume as their season is coming to an end by mid to late May, forecast for the next three weeks to be within a range of 17K down to zero tray equivalents over the next three weeks, whilst on the flip slide, Hass production will be rapidly increasing with forecasts of 380K up to 476K over the next three to four weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at 89c each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at 90c ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards also at $1.00-1.20ea. Coles also had Autumn avocados on display, competitively priced at $1.50ea.


















 

 

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Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI DREWVALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - better colour this week, though still seeing some slightly green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • Havana bananas at $3.49/kg as Aldi Super Savers. Any Havana bananas seem to be of less than optimal condition, being green and bruised at this store this week.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - most fruit green here.

  • Havana bananas priced at $3.49/kg (Aldi Super Savers), not the best quality.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour. A few dull clusters found, but less marking this week.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Signage for Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg - however none on display.

COLES IPSWICH

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg - no fruit just signage. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CALAMVALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Some very minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $6.00/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour - minor neck damage. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS IPSWICH

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI DREWVALE

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at 89c ea, packed 25th-30th April (9-13 days).

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Green skins Count 25 Shepard priced at 89c each.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK

  • Count 23 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at 90c ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.00ea.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 20 loose Shepard Avos from multiple growers - 90c ea.

  • Autumn hass also available for $1.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.00ea.

COLES IPSWICH

  • Count 23 loose Shepard Avos - 90c ea. Fruit packed dates of 15th April so fruit age is 23 days.

  • Avocado Prepacks at this store: 5pk at $3.90ea and 1kg packs at $4.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CALAMVALE

  • Greenskin avocados priced at $1.00ea .

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.00ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS IPSWICH

  • Greenskin Count 25 Shepard priced at $1.00ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 20 - 2024

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The industry transport figures have been a little late in their release, we now have Week 19 figures which are as follows: 343,082 cartons were sent out, approximately 37,000 less than week 18. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have finally seen some cooling with early A.M. temperatures have ranged 16.6 - 22.2 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 23.5 - 27.9 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0.4 - 4.0mm; whilst another slight increase in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 79.8mm - 91.0mm throughout the week. Similar weather patterns have been in existence now for several months.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.















































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 19, 2024 - The industry saw a 26.12% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 347,769 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 130,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 18, 2024 production. The national harvest saw the Hass variety leading production supplying 297,447 tray equivalents; with just 31,052 Shepard tray equivalents along with 19,270 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country in the last week has North QLD production accounting for 58.90% of the total volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 40.55% (Shepard and Hass), and Southern Queensland entering the market slowly with supply accounting for 0.49%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 436,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 20) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass variety expected to represent some 380,000 tray equivalents whilst Shepard will contribute approximately 22,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be gradually declining in volume as their season is coming to an end by mid to late May, forecast for the next three weeks to be within a range of 7K down to zero tray equivalents by the first week of June.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at 89c each;  Coles Qld had Hass and Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.30 ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards also at $1.20ea.



















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Hass and a few Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg. Definitely back in stock this week!

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - most fruit green here.

  • Havana bananas priced at $4.99/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Signage for Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg - however none on display.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Some very minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour - minor neck damage. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at 89c ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.

  • Decent damage in some prepacks this week across Woolworths, Coles and Aldi.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Green skins Shepard priced at 89c each.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Greenskins loose Count 23 Shepard Avocados priced at 89c ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea. Gmax 3 piece packs also included in this week’s display priced at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 20 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.30 ea, multiple growers.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $5.50ea and 5 piece packs $6.00ea.

  • Decent damage in some prepacks this week across Woolworths, Coles and Aldi.

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Count 20 loose Shepard Avos and Hass from multiple growers - $1.30 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.00ea.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 20 loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea.

  • Avocado Prepacks at this store: 1kg at $5.50ea. Organic avos at $4.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 20 Greenskin avocados priced at $1.20ea .

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.50ea and 1kg prepack at $5.00ea.

  • Decent damage in some prepacks this week across Woolworths, Coles and Aldi.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.20ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Greenskin Count 25 Shepard priced at $1.20ea. Packed 30th April, fruit aged 16 days.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.50ea.

 

Retail Market Week 21 - 2024

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🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


The industry transport figures have been a little late in their release, we will update these once we have them. The weather patterns for the last week in the far north have seen early A.M. temperatures have ranged 13.1 - 21.3 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 22.0 - 27.5 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 0mm - 2.6mm; and also a slight decrease in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 30.4mm - 42.6mm throughout the week compared with last week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas has remained stable this week with pricing as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking. Stores continue to have signage with regards to these defects being indicative of the growing conditions across the country.
















































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 20, 2024 - The industry saw a 34.28% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 529,201 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 150,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 19, 2024 production. The national harvest included Hass variety supplying 475,321 tray equivalents along with 25,301 Shepard tray equivalents together with 28,579 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. Whilst the total harvest is significantly up on the week prior there are approximately 140K of this which are either bulks/processing fruit and another 65K that were exported, leaving a balance of some 325K tray equivalents for the Australian domestic market.

Production across the country as would be expected sees North QLD (mainly Hass) accounting for 57.91% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 41.55% (Shepard and hass), then trickles from Southen Queensland with hass supply accounting for 0.34%, Central NSW with 0.13% and finally Sunshine Coast for 0.06%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 558,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 21) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Hass to contribute approximately 507,000 of this total whilst the Shepard variety expected to represent some 9,000 tray equivalents of this total. The focus now is really upon the popular Hass varietal.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Hass this week with shelf tickets at $1.19 each;  Coles Qld had Hass avocados ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths with Purpleskin Hass at $1.50ea and GMAX avos at $2.50ea.




















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - most fruit green here.

  • Havana bananas priced at $4.99/kg.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - some green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • No Havana bananas at this store this week.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour - minor neck damage. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg and Red Tips $5.50/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 23 Purpleskin loose Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 ea. Packed date 10th May, so fruit age is 13 days.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.99ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

  • GMAX 3 piece packs at $5.79ea.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • The Strand Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 each. Packed date 5th May, so fruit age is 8 days from pack.

  • Hass 5 piece prepacks at $5.49ea. 1kg packs for $4.99ea (Aldi Super Savers). 3 piece GMAX avo packs at $5.79ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • The Strand loose Count 23/25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.19 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.99ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea. Gmax 3 piece packs also included in this week’s display priced at $5.79ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 20 Hass Avocados - ticketed at $1.30 ea, multiple growers. Packed dates between 10th and 13th May meaning fruit age is 10-13 days old.

  • Prepacks: 1kg $5.50ea and 5 piece packs $6.00ea. Organic at $4.00ea

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Simpson Farms and Rockridge Count 23 loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.50ea and 5 piece at $6.00ea. Organic avos at $2.00ea.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Loose Hass Avos - $1.30 ea.

  • Avocado Prepacks at this store: 1kg at $5.50ea. 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 20 Purpleskin Hass avocados priced at $1.50ea . Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea. Some lenticel damage on the hass and Gmax. Fruit packed dates of 9th and 10th May so fruit age post is 13-14 days.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.50ea and 1kg prepack at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.20ea.

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Purpleskin Count 23 Hass priced at $1.50ea. Count 16 Greenskin GMAX avocados at $2.50ea.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $5.50ea. 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 18 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


The industry transport figures have been a little late in their release, with the figures for what was transported Week 16 only being released earlier this week - a total of some 419,000 ctns which meant an increase of 21,000 cartons on week 15 production. Week 17 industry harvest was expected to fall within a range of 390,000 to 410,000 cartons but yet to be confirmed. What we can confirm is the weather patterns for the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 16.1 - 22.3 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.0 - 29.0 C. There has been a slight decrease in terms of rainfall across the regions of Mareeba and Walkamin with falls of 1.6 - 9.6mm; whilst a slight increase in the level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 67.4mm - 69.0mm throughout the week. Similar weather patterns have been in existence now for several months.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects being still minor neck damage, sooty/blotchy mould and minor skin marking which remains indicative of the growing conditions in recent months.













































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 17, 2024 - The industry saw a massive 27.55% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 471,557 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 190,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 16, 2024 production. The national harvest included 272,599 Shepard tray equivalents along with Hass variety supplying 191,336 tray equivalents together with 7,622 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. Of the total 191,336 hass tray equivalents this week, approximately 60,000 of these were still coming from WA origin.

Production across the country has somewhat evened out with North QLD Shepard variety accounting for 51.07% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 36.09% (Shepard and hass), then Western Australia with supply accounting for 12.81% (primarily Hass) and other varietals from SQ with 0.03%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 454,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 18) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 173,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 279,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be gradually declining in volume as their season is coming to an end by mid to late May, forecast for the next three weeks to be within a range of 170K down to 11K tray equivalents over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at 99c each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.00ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards also at $1.00ea. Coles also had Autumn avocados on display, competitively priced at $1.00ea also.

















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI COORPAROO

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - better colour this week, though still seeing some slightly green fruit and some minor neck injuries.

  • No Havana bananas here.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg - some light sooty mould present.

  • No Havana bananas.

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg, but needed restocking.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES COORPAROO

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.50/kg. Mix of growers.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg. Red Tips for $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour. A few dull clusters found, sooty mould present as were some minor neck damage and skin marking.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea - some green hands.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg. Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg - no fruit just signage. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS COOPAROO

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Some very minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $6.00/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Decent colour - some sooty mould, minor neck damage. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg, Red Tips $5.50/kg and Organic $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg. The best quality and colour this week!

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $5.50/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI COORPAROO

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at 99c ea, packed 22nd April (9 days old).

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea, featured in the Aldi catalogue, and 5 piece packs at $4.99ea.

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Green skins Count 25 Shepard priced at 99c each.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

  • Green skins Count 25 Shepard priced at 99c each. Packed 18th April so fruit age is 13 days old.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES COORPAROO

  • Count 23 Shepard Avocados from Howe Farming (APP) and other growers - ticketed at $1.00ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.00ea. Organic avos priced at $4.00ea.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Howe Farming (APP) and other growers - $1.00ea.

  • Autumn hass also available for $1.00ea.

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Howe Farming and Kureen Farming as well as Autumn Hass Avos supplied by Costa’s- all $1.00ea. Fruit packed dates of 18th and 19th April so fruit age is 12-13 days.

  • A different display option for the Avocado Prepacks at this store: 5pk at $5.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

  • Organic Avos at $4.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS COORPAROO

  • Greenskin avocados priced at $1.00ea .

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.00ea packed 17th April (14 days old).

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.00ea. 5 piece packs at $5.00ea. Organic Avos at $4.20ea.

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

  • Greenskin Count 25 Shepard priced at $1.00ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.00ea and 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.00ea. Organic packs at $4.50ea.

 

Retail Market Week 17 - 2024

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🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Waiting on transport figures to be released for the last week’s harvest but over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 17.6 - 23.3 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.3 - 29.9 C. There has been a significant decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 0.2 - 6.2mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and a similar level of rain falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 23.2mm - 26.8mm throughout the week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores still varied with the main defects present is minor neck damage, sooty mould, sap stains and minor skin marking which remains indicative of the growing conditions in recent months, but also handling practises throughout the supply chain.












































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 16, 2024 - The industry saw a 4.63% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 650,897 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 15, 2024 production. The national harvest included 470,199 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 152,880 tray equivalents together with 27,388 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

Production across the country has somewhat evened out with North QLD Shepard variety accounting for 43.56% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 39.63% (Shepard and hass), then Western Australia with supply accounting for 16.69% (primarily Hass) and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.09% and SC with 0.02%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 530,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 17) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 320,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 202,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be gradually declining in volume as their season is coming to an end, forecast for the next three weeks to be within a range of 190K down to 16K tray equivalents over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw stable shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at 99c each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.00ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards also at $1.20ea. Coles also had Autumn avocados on display, competitively priced at $1.00ea also.
















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - better colour this week, though still seeing some sooty mould on clusters, some minor neck injuries and sap staining.

  • Havana bananas were back this week, priced at $4.49/kg.

  • Bananas included in the ‘fruit highlight’ in this week’s catalogue.

ALDI RUNAWAY BAY

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg- green this week.

  • All fruit had some level of bruising this week, some with considerable damage compared to others.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES COOMERA

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.50/kg.

  • Kids packs also priced at $4.50ea.

  • Ladyfingers on display for $5.90/kg.

  • Clean and good coloured fruit at this store, although 50c more expensive.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea - some green hands.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES RUNAWAY BAY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - mostly green with a percentage of minor bruising.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg - no fruit just signage. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg- these were very dull.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS COOMERA

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Some very minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $6.00/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • The display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Sooty mould, neck injuries and minor skin marking present. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • No other varieties on display.

WOOLWORTHS RUNAWAY BAY

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg. The best quality and colour this week!

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Red Tipped at $6.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at 99c ea, packed 18th April (6 days old).

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $3.99ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI RUNAWAY BAY

  • Green skins Count 25 Shepard priced at 99c each.

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.49ea and 1kg for $3.99ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES COOMERA

  • Count 23 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.00ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.00ea.

  • No prepacks at all on display. Organic avos priced at $4.00ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.00ea, packed 3rd April (~14 days old).

  • Autumn hass also available for $1.00ea.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $4.50ea and 1kg pack $5.00ea.

COLES RUNAWAY BAY

  • Count 20-25 loose Shepard Avos and Autumn Avos- $1.00ea.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $4.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS COOMERA

  • Greenskin avocados priced at $1.20ea .

  • Prepacks: 5 piece prepack $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23/25 ticketed at $1.20ea packed 12th April (12 days old).

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.50ea. Organic Avos at $4.20ea.

WOOLWORTHS RUNAWAY BAY

  • Greenskin Count 20 Shepard priced at $1.20ea.

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.00ea and 1kg Odd Bunch at $4.50ea.

 

Retail Market Week 16 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


The national transport figures released for last week, Week 15/2024, were just over 397,000 cartons which were some 68,000 more cartons than the week prior. The weather patterns in the far north saw early A.M. temperatures have ranged 15.9 - 24.4 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.5 - 29.8 C. There has been a significant decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 41.8 - 43.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and also a decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 7.2mm - 39.2mm throughout the week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied greatly which is indicative of the growing conditions in recent months, but also handling practises throughout the supply chain.











































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 15, 2024 - The industry saw a 7.73% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 620,704 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 45,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 14, 2024 production. The national harvest included 455,093 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 103,498 tray equivalents together with 62,113 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 55.18% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 31.93%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 12.71% and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.13% and SC with 0.05%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 502,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 16) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 369,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 120,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to gradually decline in the coming weeks with the forecast harvest over the next three weeks ranging 320K down to 72K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw stable shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.39 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.30ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards at $1.30ea.















 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising and good colour apart from a few slightly green bunches.

  • $4.99/kg for ‘Havana Bananas’. These were mostly green.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - good colour this week, minimal bruising.

ALDI PIMPAMA

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

  • All fruit was considerably green but had minimal bruising this week.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg, mostly good colour but some dull clusters with neck injury, minor marking and splitting peel.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES PIMPAMA

  • Cavendish on display $4.50/kg - a percentage of minor neck injuries and skin marking visible - also some sooty mould present.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. A little sooty mould mould, some minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $6.00/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • A neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg though neck injuries, sooty mould, sap stains and skin marking visible. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $6.00/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS PIMPAMA

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg. The best quality and colour this week!

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg - some clusters with maturity bronzing. Red Tipped at $6.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - priced $1.39 each - Greenskins.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.99ea and 1kg packs on special (Aldi Super Savers) at $4.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at $1.39ea, packed 10th April (7 days old).

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI PIMPAMA

  • Green skins Count 23 Shepard priced at $1.39 each, packed 10th April (7 days old).

  • 5 piece prepacks at $4.99ea and 1kg on special for $4.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 23 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.30ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.30ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $4.50ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23-25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.30ea still, packed 3rd April (~14 days old).

  • Autumn hass also available for $1.30ea.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $4.50ea and 1kg packs at $4.00ea.

COLES PIMPAMA

  • Count 20-25 loose Shepard Avos- $1.30ea, packed 2nd-8th April (9-15 days old).

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $4.50ea and 1kg packs at $4.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Greenskin avocados priced at just $1.50ea.

  • Prepacks: No packs in store.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23/25 ticketed at $1.50ea packed 3rd-5th April (12-14 days old).

  • 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS PIMPAMA

  • Count 23-25 Shepard priced at $1.50ea, packed 3rd-5th April (12- 15 days old).

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.00ea and 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

  • Organic packs at $6.50ea.

 

This week let's look at Kiwifruit....

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Green & Gold🥝

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Green & Gold🥝 〰️

Green & Gold Kiwifruit on offer in Woolworths Qld Supermarkets - 17-04-24

Green & Gold Kiwifruit in Aldi Qld Supermarkets 17-04-24

Green & Gold Kiwifruit in Coles Qld Supermarkets 17-04-24

Retail Market Week 15 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Transport figures are behind, Week 13 had 356,251 cartons sent around Australia. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 19.0 - 23.6 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 28.2 - 31.9 C. There has been a significant decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 13.4 - 27.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and also a decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 2.0mm - 36.8mm throughout the week.

National banana harvest figures for last week (Week 14) were just shy of 330,000 cartons which was some 26,000 less than Week 13 harvest.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied greatly which is indicative of the growing conditions in recent months, but also handling practises throughout the supply chain.










































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, 2024 - The industry saw a 26.46% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 572,747 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 150,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 13, 2024 production. The national harvest included 429,972 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 91,125 tray equivalents together with 51,650 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 63.41% of the total production volume this week, Central Queensland accounting for a further 20.79%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 15.58% and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.16% and Central NSW with 0.04%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 512,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 15) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 368,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 90,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected within a range of 203K to 332K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw stable shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards at $1.50ea.














 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising and good colour apart from a few slightly green bunches.

  • No stock of ‘Havana Bananas’.

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - good colour this week, minimal bruising.

  • $3.99/kg for Havana Bananas.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg.

  • Havana bananas at $3.99/kg.

  • All fruit was considerably spotted and bruised.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg. Slightly dull but minimal bruising on most fruit. Some bronzing this week also.

  • Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg some dull clusters with neck injury, minor marking and odd cluster with wound to flesh. Also some sooty mould present.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg - found to be spotting.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - a percentage of dull clusters, with sooty/blotchy mould, minor neck injuries and skin marking visible.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg but $4.50/kg on other signage? - perhaps old signage. A little sooty mould mould, some minor skin marking but generally good colour. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.50/kg. Some sap staining and light marking.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - on special priced $1.49 each - Greenskins.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs on special at $4.49ea.

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at $1.49ea, packed 27th March (14 days old). Odd piece found with body rots.

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

  • Green skins Count 23 Shepard priced at $1.49 each, packed 26th-28th March (13-15 days old).

  • Prepacks at $5.49ea and 1kg on special for $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Count 25 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.50ea still, packed 25/26th March (~15 days old). Few pieces found with body rot.

  • Autumn hass Ct25 also being supplied by Costas with packed date of 25th March so 16 days old.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $5.50ea.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Count 23 loose Shepard Avos from Costas and Howe Farming- $1.50ea still, packed 26th March (15 days old). Odd piece with wound. A percentage with lenticel damage noted.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $5.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Greenskin avocados priced at just $1.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 5 piece packs at $5.00ea. No 1kg packs in store.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 25 ticketed at $1.50ea packed 27th March (14 days old).

  • 5 piece packs at $5.00ea. 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS FAIRFIELD

  • Count 20 Shepard priced at $1.50ea, packed 26th March (15 days old).

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.00ea and 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

 

Retail Market Week 14 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 18.6 - 22.9 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 26.1 - 30.3 C. Whilst it continues to be warm, there has been a decrease in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 37.3 - 70.8mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and a slight increase in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 78.6mm - 111.8mm throughout the week.

The national cut last week was 356,251 cartons which was approximately 26,000 cartons less than the Week 12 cut. As per the last few weeks quality still remains affected by the recent weather conditions of the past few months with an increase in minor skin marking; speckle and sooty mould present.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had reasonable bloom, with a percentage of green or dull fruit still found to be present.









































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 13, 2024 - The industry saw a 24.06% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 421,184 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 130,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 12, 2024 production. The national harvest included 293,227 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 101,542 tray equivalents together with 26,415 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 68.20% of the total production volume this week, Western Australia accounting for a further 22.91%, then Central Queensland with supply accounting for 8.68% and other varietals from Tristate accounting for 0.12% and Central NSW with 0.09%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 523,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 14) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 372,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 95,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 322K to 385K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards after leading the charge last week had a shelf ticket of $1.80ea this week.













 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

 

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- some staining and minor marking, otherwise good colour apart from a few slightly green bunches.

  • No stock of ‘Havana Bananas’.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull. A few clusters found with sooty mould.

  • $4.99/kg for Havana Bananas.

ALDI FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. A few dull clusters with neck damage and blotchy mould present.

  • Havana bananas at $4.99/kg.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at 4.00/kg. Slightly dull but minimal bruising on most fruit. Minor skin marking present.

  • Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - needed restocking urgently.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish on display $3.99/kg.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg. Lady Fingers $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS FAIRFIELD

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - on special priced $1.49 each - Greenskins.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs on special at $4.49ea.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Count 25 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at $1.49ea, packed 21st March (13 days old).

  • 1kg prepacks on special at $4.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI MT OMMANEY

  • Count 23-25 Shepard priced at $1.49 each, packed 20th-22nd March (12-14 days old). A few pieces found with anthracnose or body rots.

  • Prepacks at $5.49ea and 1kg on special for $4.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Count 25 Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.50ea, packed 19th March.

  • Autumn Avocados were also ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

  • Organic avocados at $4.00/kg.

COLES MT OMMANEY

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.50ea still, packed 20th-25th March (8-11 days old). Reidys; Howe Farming and Costa avos with lenticel damage and a few pieces with body rots.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $5.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

COLES FAIRFIELD

  • Count 25 loose Shepard Avos from Costas and Murray Bros (Rockley Partners)- $1.50ea still, packed 21st March (13 days old).

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $5.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

  • Organic avocados at $4.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Count 25-28 Greenskin and Howe Farming Shepard avocados priced at just $1.80ea.

  • Prepacks: 1kg at $5.00ea. No 5 piece packs in store.

WOOLWORTHS MT OMMANEY

  • Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.80ea packed 22nd March (14 days old).

  • 5 piece packs at $5.50ea. 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS FAIRFIELD

  • Count 25 Shepard priced at $1.80ea, packed 15th March (12 days old).

  • 5 piece packs priced at $5.00ea and 1kg Odd Bunch at $5.50ea - some bags found to be split.

  • Organic avocados at $4.20ea.

 

Retail Market Week 13 - 2024

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QUICKLINKS

BANANA OVERVIEW

🍌SUPPLY UPDATE


Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 20.6 - 25.2 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 25.9 - 32.0 C. Whilst it continues to be warm, there has been a significant increase in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 124.6 - 149.4mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and a slight decrease in falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of 67.7mm - 84.6mm throughout the week.

The national cut for last week was 381,837 cartons which was a slight decrease on Week 11 of almost 27,000 cartons. Still seeing the impact of the weather conditions over recent months with minor skin marking, a presence of varying degrees of speckle and some light sooty mould throughout retail displays.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom, with a percentage of green or dull fruit also.








































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 12, 2024 - The industry saw a 9.67% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 554,651 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 53,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 11, 2024 production. The national harvest included 393,535 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 126,011 tray equivalents together with 35,105 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 52.26% of the total production volume this week, Central QLD accounting for a further 25.36%, then Western Australia with supply accounting for 22.07% and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.22% and Tristate with 0.09%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 471,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 13) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 324,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 103,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 334K to 381K over the next three weeks, whilst Hass harvest figures are forecast to be steadily declining from 103K this week down to 94K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $0.99 each, competitive to Woolworths’ special of $1.00/piece;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, at the start of this week but soon matched competition at $1.00 per piece.










 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

 

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- some staining, otherwise good colour. Some dull clusters present.

  • No stock of ‘Havana Bananas’.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.

  • No stock of Havana Bananas.

ALDI SOUTH MELBOURNE

  • Cavendish Bananas priced at $3.99/kg. A rather jumbled display. Found some bruising and minor skin marking.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Majority of the display were slightly dull and green.

  • Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - slightly dull colour, a light presence of sooty mould.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea - slightly green.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg with bronzing developing on some clusters and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips were dull with minor skin marking at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers backward in colour at $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS SOUTH MELBOURNE

  • Cavendish bananas priced at $4.00/kg.

  • Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Lady Fingers at $7.00/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI BROWNS PLAINS

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - on special priced $0.99 each - Greenskins.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • Count 23 Greenskins loose Shepard Avocados priced at $0.99ea, packed 19th March (8 days old).

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI SOUTH MELBOURNE

  • Count 23 Shepard priced at $0.99 each, packed 8th March (19 days old).

  • Prepacks at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES BROWNS PLAINS

  • Shepard Avocados - ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • Autumn Avocados were ticketed at $1.00ea however no stock.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Count 20 loose Shepard Avos from Costas - $1.50ea still, packed 21st March (6 days old). Fruit is very firm.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $5.50ea and 1kg packs at $5.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS BROWNS PLAINS

  • Count 25-28 Greenskin and Howe Farming Shepard avocados priced at just $1.00ea packed 13th Mar so fruit age up to 14 days.

  • Prepacks: 1kg at $4.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea. Organic avocados mini 550g packs at $4.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • Greenskin and Howe Farming Shepards Ct 25-28 ticketed at $1.00ea packed 13th March (14 days old).

  • 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS SOUTH MELBOURNE

  • Count 23-25 Shepard priced at $1.00ea, packed 15th March (12 days old).

  • Count 25 WA Hass still in stores in Victoria, priced at $1.50ea, packed 10th March (17 days old).

 

Retail Market Week 12 - 2024

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Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 17.5 - 24.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 24.7 - 33.6 C. Whilst it continues to be warm, there has been a significant increase in terms of rainfall across the north regions this week with falls of 65.4 - 69.7mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and falls across Innisfail and Tully regions of a staggering 312.0mm - 316.0mm throughout the week all of which will continue to impact fruit quality and shelf life.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00-4.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00-4.50/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom, with a percentage of green or dull fruit also.







































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Left to Right: Aldi; Coles and Woolworths Cavendish Displays

AVOCADO OVERVIEW

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In a nutshell the national production figures for last week were as follows: 

·       Week 11, 2024 - The industry saw a 6.19% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 501,012 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 30,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 10, 2024 production. The national harvest included 375,997 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 106,602 tray equivalents together with 18,413 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. The total despatch this week of 501,012 tray equivalents saw approximately 160K in either bulk format/processing; almost 54K were exported which left just shy of 371K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 59% of the total production volume this week, then Western Australia with Hass avocado supply accounting for 20.73%, Central QLD not far behind accounting for a further 19.69%, and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.46% and Tristate with 0.13%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 523,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 12) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 374,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 122,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 373K to 415K over the next three weeks, whilst Hass harvest figures are forecast to be steadily declining from 122K this week down to 90K over the next three weeks.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.80ea, and Woolworths with Greenskin Shepards at $1.50ea.











 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles primarily Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- but majority green.

  • ‘Havana Bananas’ priced at $4.99/kg - but minimal stock on display

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.

  • No stock of Havana Bananas.

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $3.99/kg.

  • All varying in colour and skin quality.

  • Havana Bananas priced at $4.99/kg - majority green at this store.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • Cavendish priced at $4.50/kg - Appropriate Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - priced $1.49 each - Greenskin Ct 23. Fruit packed 6th March so fruit age is 14 days. A percentage of the fruit exhibits lenticel damage and developing rots.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $4.49ea. The 1kg Market Buy net is on promo this week and features in Aldi’s weekly catalogue.

ALDI CANNON HILL

  • No loose avocados on display???

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea. I guess this store missed the memo about the 1kg Market Buy being on promo as well??

ALDI MT GRAVATT

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 25 avocados priced at $1.49ea. Packed date of 7th Mar so fruit age is 13 days.

  • 5 piece packs at $4.49ea now containing Shepards. 1kg Market Buy on promo at $4.49/bag - featured in weekly catalogue.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Shepard Avocados a full and well stocked display of primarily Rock Ridge Shepards - ticketed at $1.80ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.00ea and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

COLES CANNON HILL

  • Loose Shepard Avos from Rock Ridge and Freshmax’s Reidy’s Avos - $1.50ea still.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $6.00ea and 1kg packs at $6.00ea.

COLES MT GRAVATT

  • Shepards ticketed at $1.80ea- displayed neatly and well stocked - growers Rock Ridge and Howe Farming. Odd piece found with body rot. Packed dates of 29th Feb to 8th March so fruit age ranging 12 days to 18 days, mixed suppliers with sizing Ct20-25 on the display.

  • $5.00ea on Odd Bunch 1kg packs and 5 piece packs at $5.50ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Count 23 Greenskin Shepard avocados priced at $1.50ea packed 5th Mar so fruit age up to 15 days. Lenticel damage noted and a few pieces with body rots.

  • Prepacks: 1kg at $6.00ea - some of which contained multiple heavily marked pieces and 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

WOOLWORTHS CANNON HILL

  • The Avocado Collective WA Hass at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS MT GRAVATT

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 23 avocados priced at $1.50ea and packed 5th Mar so fruit age is now 15 days old.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.00ea. Odd Bunch Avos at $6.00/net.

 

Independent Mt Gravatt Central

  • WA Hass (Delroys) at 2 for $6.00 or $3.49ea and Shepards ticketed at 2 for $5.00 or $2.99ea.

  • Hass offered a greater choice of maturities; Shepards were very firm. Sizing for both lines was large and quality was good.

Retail Market Week 11 - 2024

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Last week saw a total of some 395k cartons of Cavendish harvested and transported for Week 10 which was a slight increase on Week 9’s harvest of some 14k cartons. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 19.9 - 24.5 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.1 - 30.9 C. There has been an increase in terms of rainfall in some regions this week with 27.0 - 43.7mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and falls across Innisfail and Tully regions with 234.2mm - 329.0mm throughout the week all of which will continue to impact fruit quality and shelf life.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom, the impact of the weather is still being seen on shelf in the form of some heat stress and a presence of sooty mould on a few lines.






































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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 10, 2024 - The industry saw a 6.24% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 469,976 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 29,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 9, 2024 production. The national harvest included 309,928 Shepard tray equivalents along with WA Hass variety supplying 159,719 tray equivalents together with 329 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. The total despatch this week of 469,976 tray equivalents saw approximately 103K in either bulk format/processing; almost 57K were exported which left just shy of 310K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

North QLD has well and truly taken lead production with the Shepard variety accounting for 56.52% of the total production volume this week, then Western Australia with Hass avocado supply accounting for 33.25%, a few shepards also coming from Central QLD accounting for a further 9.37%, and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.59% and Tristate with 0.27%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some 496,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 11) nationally. This figure can be broken down by variety with the Shepard variety expected to represent some 326,000 tray equivalents whilst Hass will contribute approximately 144,000 of this total. Shepard harvest figures are expected to be increasing within a range of 326K to 372K over the next three weeks, whilst Hass harvest figures are forecast to be steadily declining from 144K this week down to 100K over the next three weeks. With the volume of hass still on the market, there have been retailers stocking both hass and shepard, and some who elect to only stock one or the other variety.

In terms of Avocado retail in the major supermarkets in Qld we saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each;  Coles Qld had Shepard avocados ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths were retailing dual lines also: WA Hass selling at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards at $1.50ea - albeit one anomaly at $1.00ea for Shepards which is believed to be a markdown; as the quality of the Greenskin Shepards on display was very ordinary. 










 

 

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Left to Right: Top line Woolworths Hass & Shepard; Bottom line Aldi Shepard and Coles primarily Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- but majority green.

  • ‘Havana Bananas’ priced at $4.99/kg - but minimal stock on display

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.

  • No stock of Havana Bananas.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $3.99/kg. Mackays Bananas.

  • All varying in colour and skin quality.

  • Havana Bananas priced at $4.99/kg - good quality at this store.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg and Ladyfingers also on display for $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg - no stock.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - good colour - some quite bruised however.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers on special at $8.00/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - Appropriate Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • Loose Shepard Avocados - priced $1.49 each - Greenskin Ct 23/25, some breakdown observed.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $5.49ea - some breakdown in the 1kg packs.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • No loose avocados on display.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI INDOOROOPILLY

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 23/25 avocados priced at $1.49ea. Packed dates of 27th/28th Feb so fruit age is 15-16 days.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea now containing Shepards.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Shepard Avocados a full and well stocked display - ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 1kg prepacks at $6.00ea and 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Loose Shepard Avos - $1.50ea.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $6.00ea and 1kg packs at $6.00ea.

COLES INDOOROOPILLY

  • Shepards ticketed at $1.50ea- displayed neatly and well stocked. Odd piece found with body rot. Packed dates of 27th Feb to 1st March so fruit age ranging 12 days to 15 days, mixed suppliers with sizing Ct20-25 on the display.

  • Both Odd Bunch 1kg packs and 5 piece packs at $6.00ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Count 16 Hass ticketed at $1.70ea- displayed neatly- includes spillover - packed 22nd Feb so fruit age is up to 20 days whilst Count 23 Greenskin Shepard avocados priced at $1.50ea packed 29th Feb so fruit age up to 13 days. All shepard stock was firm.

  • Prepacks: 1kg at $6.00ea - some of which contained multiple heavily marked pieces and 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • The Avocado Collective WA Hass at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS INDOOROOPILLY

  • Count 16-18 WA Hass ticketed at $1.70ea- displayed neatly but no clear delineation of Eat Now and Eat Later in the way the display was packed? Greenskin Shepard Ct 23 avocados priced at $1.00ea?! Quality to all other displays visited this week was inferior with lots of breakdown noted - majority of the trays on display were packed 20th Feb so fruit age is now 22 days old. Whereas the Hass, even through packed 22nd and 23rd Feb so only a few days younger were holding up better.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea. Odd Bunch Avos at $6.00/net.

 

Indooroopilly independent retailer large hass avos 3/$7.00

Retail Market Week 10 - 2024

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We are still waiting to receive ABGC figures for the total number of cartons of Cavendish harvested and transported for Week 9 but believe them to be relatively unchanged. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 20.4 - 24.7 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 28.6 - 32.6 C. There has been somewhat of a welcome reprieve in terms of rainfall in some regions this week with only 0.6 - 12.6mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; yet still moderate falls across Innisfail and Tully regions with 88.2mm - 93.4mm throughout the week.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week were as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.99/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $3.50/kg; and Coles were offering fruit at $4.00/kg in the stores visited. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom and fruit was found to only have minimal bruising and light scarring.







































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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 9, 2024 - The industry saw a 1.53% increase on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 440,651 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 8,000 more tray equivalents) on Week 8, 2024 production. The harvest included Hass variety supplying 234,930 tray equivalents and 205,326 Shepard tray equivalents along with 395 trays of assorted other varieties in this week’s reported figures. Of the overall total, 87K tray equivalents were sent to processing; 65K tray equivalents were exported; leaving just over 289K tray equivalents for the domestic market.

Western Australia continues to lead production with hass at 52.36% of the total volume this week, then North QLD with fresh Shepard avocado supply accounting for 43.62%, with a few shepards also coming from Central QLD with 2.88%, and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.91% and Tristate with 0.23%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some almost 472,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 10) nationally. This figure can be broken into Hass which will be approximately 138,000 whilst the Shepard variety is expected to take the lead with 334,000 tray equivalents. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two-three weeks thereafter are expected to steadily decline range between 115K down to 98k tray equivalents per week. Meanwhile, we are excited to see our Shepard volumes increasing with the next two to three week production from the North Qld region increasing from 334,000 up to 386,000 tray equivalents during this timeframe.

In regards to the weather, this week has been one of the first in quite some time, that the rain has eased, there has been considerably less rainfall this week in the regions of Mareeba and Atherton, which has made the task of harvesting a little easier. Average fruit size from our farms is tending to be in the vicinity of a Ct 20-23. In light of the weather we have been experiencing, in recent weeks in far North Queensland, our packing crew are being extra vigilant and ensuring they downgrade any piece that is showing potential for develop rot.

In terms of Avocado retail - this is the first week we see all three major supermarkets with Shepards on shelf and in prepack form. Pricing in Qld saw shelf prices as follows - Aldi Qld changed over to Shepards this week with shelf tickets at $1.49 each and a feature in their catalogue ;  Coles Qld had Hass and Shepard ticketed at $1.50ea, and Woolworths were retailing dual lines also: Hass selling at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards at $1.50ea - but not every store had swapped Shepards to the front location.









 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass & Shepard; Aldi Shepard and Coles primarily Shepard Avocados in Queensland stores

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BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg. Minimal bruising- some bat/bird damage, a few clusters found with split peel and some rub marking - some clusters were dull with respect to bloom.

  • ‘Havana Bananas’ priced at $4.99/kg - but no stock on display

ALDI CARINDALE

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.99/kg - a little dull.

  • Havana Bananas priced at $4.99/kg - needed restocking.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish priced at $3.99/kg.

  • All varying in colour and skin quality - a few duller hued clusters, some with sooty mould. Again a couple found with split peel and light neck injury.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $4.00/kg. Kids packs also priced at $4.00ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg (cleaner this week) and Ladyfingers (Posma’s suffering from something like blotchy mould marking) also on display for $5.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES CARINDALE

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $5.90/kg.

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $4.00ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers (Posma’s with blotchy mould) at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Cavendish priced at $3.50/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers on special at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $3.50/kg. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg and Lady Fingers on special at $5.90/kg.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • Cavendish priced at $3.50/kg - Appropriate Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $5.90/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI CARINDALE

  • No stock of Loose Hass Avocados - priced $1.49 each.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 each. No loose avocados on display. - but featured in this week’s catalogue.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI LOGANHOLME

  • Greenskin Shepard Ct 23/25 avocados priced at $1.49ea. A little lenticel noted and limey skin hues.

  • Fruit packed 20th February so fruit age is 15 days.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea now containing Shepards. 1kg market buy nets also containing Shepards.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES CARINDALE

  • Shepard and Hass - ticketed at $1.50ea, well stocked.

  • 1kg prepacks at $6.00ea and 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Loose Hass Avos and Shepard Avos - both at $1.50ea. Fruit being supplied by a number of suppliers but noted some body rots in the Costa fruit on display.

  • Prepacks: 5pk at $6.50ea and 1kg packs at $6.00ea.

COLES LOGANHOLME

  • Shepards ticketed at $1.50ea- displayed neatly. Primarily Greenskin on display but also some Costa avocados, a few of which had body rots and some lenticel damage.

  • Both Odd Bunch 1kg packs and 5 piece packs at $6.50ea. No five packs on the display however.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS CARINDALE

  • Hass ticketed at $1.70ea- displayed neatly. Greenskin Shepard avocados priced at $1.50ea.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $6.00ea. 5 piece packs at $6.50ea. All prepacks were of the Shepard varietal.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 The Avocado Collective Hass at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards Ct 23 packed 15th Feb and ripened for the Eat Now option ticketed at $1.50ea.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.50ea - some avocados in these prepacks were terribly bruised and burnt?.

  • Organic variety at $4.40ea.

WOOLWORTHS LOGANHOLME

  • Count 18-20 WA Hass ticketed at $1.70ea- displayed neatly. Greenskin Shepard Ct 23/25 avocados priced at $1.50ea.

  • Hass packed 19th to 21st February so fruit age ranging 14-16 day; Shepards packed 15th to 20th February so fruit age ranging 15 to 20 days. A few shepard’s were found to have skins that were shrivelling and body rots evident.

  • 5 piece packs at $6.50ea. Odd Bunch Avos at $6.00/net.

 

INDEPENDENT OFFERING….

Loganholme Indepenent shepard avo 3 for $5.00; WA Hass 2 for $4.00

loganholme independent banana display $3.49/kg

Retail Market Week 9 - 2024

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BANANA OVERVIEW

SUPPLY UPDATE

Week 8 saw 384,676 cartons of Cavendish sent. Over the last week in the far north, early A.M. temperatures have ranged 21.0 - 26.6 C across all major growing regions and day time temperatures have remained warmer ranging 27.0 - 32.2 C. There was a slight increase again in terms of rainfall with 107.8 - 209.0mm across Mareeba and Walkamin; and even more of an increase in falls across Innisfail and Tully with 363.0 - 371.6mm. Despite the continued rain, the weather is still very humid and grow rates are strong.

Retail ticket pricing in Queensland for cavendish bananas this week was as follows: Aldi’s banana ticket price at $3.49/kg; Woolies offered fruit at a ticket price of $4.00/kg; and Coles were offering fruit from $2.30/kg to $4.00/kg dependent upon the store location. Banana quality in stores varied, most displays had good bloom and fruit was found to only have minimal bruising and light scarring.






































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 8, 2024 - The industry saw a 19.59% decrease on the previous week’s harvest with a total of 433,869 tray equivalents harvested and transported (approx 100,000 less tray equivalents) on Week 7, 2024 production. Hass variety supplying 306,643 tray equivalents harvested in addition to 126,031 Shepard and 1,195 trays of assorted other varieties also in this week’s reported figures. Of the total production for the week, it is interesting to note that a little over 94,000 tray equivalents were actually packed as bulks or sent to processing; some 65,000 tray equivalents were exported which left a little over 274,000 for domestic market trade.

Western Australia continues to lead production with hass at 69.55% of the total volume this week, then North QLD with fresh Shepard avocado supply accounting for 27.43%, with a few shepards also coming from Central QLD with 1.61%, and other varietals from Central NSW accounting for 0.92% and Tristate with 0.48%.

·       It is forecast that a total of some almost 476,000 tray equivalents will be despatched this week (Week 9) nationally. This figure can be broken into Hass which will be approximately 227,000 whilst the Shepard variety is expected to take the lead with 249,000 tray equivalents. Hass harvest figures forecast for the next two-three weeks thereafter are expected to steadily decline range between 142K down to 88k tray equivalents per week. Meanwhile, we ae excited to see our Shepard volumes increasing with the next two to three week production from the North Qld region increasing from 248,000 up to 365,000 tray equivalents during this timeframe.

The major supermarkets are either finishing off their WA Hass commitments this week or are looking at stocking both varietals on shelf, hence in the stores visited we didn’t come across a great deal of Shepards this week.

In terms of Avocado retail pricing in Qld shelf prices were as follows - Aldi Qld still stocking only Hass at $1.49 each ;  Coles Qld had Hass ticketed at $1.70ea, and Woolworths were retailing dual lines: Hass selling at $1.70ea and Greenskin Shepards at $1.70ea.








 

 

AVOCADO SNAPSHOT

Left to Right: Woolworths Hass & Shepard; Aldi Hass and Coles Hass Avocados

STOCK IN STORES

QUICKLINKS

 

BANANAS AT ALDI

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.49/kg. Minimal bruising and light greening - some clusters were dull with respect to bloom.

  • ‘Havana Bananas’ priced at $5.49/kg.

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • A display of Cavendish Bananas ticketed at $3.49/kg - a little dull.

  • Havana Bananas priced at $5.49/kg - these were green.

 

BANANAS AT COLES

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Cavendish bananas displayed at $2.30/kg. Kids packs also priced at $3.50ea.

    Red Tips $5.50/kg (many clusters found to be spotting) and Ladyfingers also on display for $7.90/kg. Organic at $6.00/kg.

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish on display $4.00/kg - good colour.

  • Kids packs priced at $3.50ea.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg.

  • Lady Fingers $7.90/kg.

  • Organic at $6.00/kg.

 

BANANAS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg - Appropriate Eat Now and Eat Later display areas. Kids packs at $2.50ea. Some of these were grown and supplied by Mackays packed 14th February.

  • Red Tips at $5.50/kg, Lady Fingers at $8.00/kg and Organic variety at $6.00/kg.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • A very neat display of Cavendish priced at $4.00/kg. Kids packs at $3.50ea.

  • No other banana stock on display today?

AVOCADOS AT ALDI

ALDI SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 23 Loose Hass Avocados - $1.49 each.

  • 5 piece packs at $5.49ea and 1kg packs at $5.49ea.

ALDI GARDEN CITY

  • Count 25 Hass Avocados priced at $1.49 each.

  • 1kg prepacks at $5.49ea and 5 piece packs at $5.49ea.

 

AVOCADOS AT COLES

COLES SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 23 Hass - ticketed at $1.50ea, well stocked.

  • 1kg prepacks at $6.00ea and 5 piece packs at $6.50ea.

COLES GARDEN CITY

  • Loose Hass Avos - at $1.50ea.

  • No prepacks at this store.

  • $3.90ea on organic variety avos.

 

AVOCADOS AT WOOLWORTHS

WOOLWORTHS SUNNYBANK HILLS

  • Count 23 Hass ticketed at $1.70ea- displayed neatly. Greenskin avocados priced at $1.70ea.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.50ea.

WOOLWORTHS GARDEN CITY

  • Count 23 The Avocado Collective Hass and Greenskins both at $1.70ea.

  • Odd Bunch 1kg packs at $5.50ea - some avocados in these prepacks were terribly bruised and burnt?.

  • Organic variety at $4.40ea.