Volumes of Blueberries on the East Coast are finally on the down, and we are starting to see cost pressure relief from tomorrow. It’s been a significant month of production for all of Australia, and whilst we expect good volumes versus last year across November, we expect to see significant volume across December and January of Rabbiteye. The volume in WA over the last week has moved sideways, but we are optimistic that we are likely past peak in this state. Eureka has also moved past peak over the last week, with volumes expected to drop off in the coming week as some of the larger producing sites start to scale back. 

Strawberries have significantly more volume than in prior years on the East Coast, with QLD continuing to produce fruit over the last week. The volume is expected to ease up in next week with farms exiting. Victoria and South Australia continue with strong volumes from the significant number of second-year plants in production; pricing pressure will start in the coming week as we expect the drop in QLD to be offset by the summer fruit. Tasmanian volumes are starting to make their way into NSW DCs this week. WA has dropped volume by -18% over the last week and southern production is starting to build. 

Raspberries have bounced from their low of the season, and we are starting to see much better volumes across the eastern states in the coming week. Retailers in the last week have also flagged that they will move to a 170g punnet for NSW in mid-November. We are currently securing production and will have this ready in early December; however, retailers have indicated that they will ensure our volume moves into QLD and VIC until the punnets are available. 

Blackberries have dropped significantly in the last week; however, we expect it to increase again in the coming weeks with the unseasonably warm weather bringing their season forward.