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Fresh Food in Australia

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  • 72 Pages
  • January 2024
  • Region: Australia
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 3293894
Throughout 2023, the Australian fresh food sector encountered considerable challenges amidst the prevailing cost-of-living crisis, significantly impacting consumer behaviour and the broader food industry dynamics. A complex interplay of economic factors has reshaped consumer habits, leading to a shift in purchasing patterns across retail channels.

The Fresh Food in Australia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data in volume terms 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, consumption patterns and distribution data. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Eggs, Fish and Seafood, Fruits, Meat, Nuts, Pulses, Starchy Roots, Sugar and Sweeteners, Vegetables.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Fresh Food market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

FRESH FOOD IN AUSTRALIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Fresh food in 2023: The big picture
  • 2023 key trends
  • Retailing developments
  • What next for fresh food?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 2 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 5 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 6 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 7 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 8 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 10 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
MEAT IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Inflation causes increasing pain for the Australian meat industry, as consumer spending decreases
  • Slow recovery of foodservice sales continues to create challenges
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Sustainability continues to grow in importance for the meat industry
  • Increasing competition from plant-based alternatives
  • Summary 2 Major Processors of Meat 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 15 Total Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 16 Total Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 17 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 18 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 19 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 20 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 21 Retail Sales of Meat by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
FISH AND SEAFOOD IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Fish and seafood consumption challenged by cost-of-living crisis
  • Growing scrutiny on labelling and sustainability practices in seafood
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Uncertain export outlook for industry to impact domestic market
  • Evolving competitive landscape of fish and seafood industry to drive innovation
  • Summary 3 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 28 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 29 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 30 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 31 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 32 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 33 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 34 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 35 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 36 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 37 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 38 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 39 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 40 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
PULSES IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Supply chain issues and adverse weather conditions lead to price hikes
  • Health the wellness trends continue to drive the growth of pulses
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Packaged and processed pulses likely to drive the industry
  • Pulses expected to continue to see robust growth due to convenience and affordability
  • Summary 4 Major Processors of Pulses 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 41 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 42 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 43 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 44 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 45 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 46 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 47 Retail Sales of Pulses by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 48 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 49 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 50 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 51 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 52 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
VEGETABLES IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Adverse growing conditions and inflationary pressures impact category
  • Increased competition from processed vegetables, as consumers seek convenience and cost savings
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Interest in produce-origin offers growth opportunities for local producers
  • Health and wellness trends to drive growth for vegetables
  • Summary 5 Major Processors of Vegetables 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 54 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 55 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 56 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 57 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 58 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 59 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 60 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 61 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 62 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 63 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 64 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 65 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 66 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
STARCHY ROOTS IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Supply chain issues and adverse weather conditions impact supply
  • Foodservice recovery remains dampened due to cost-of-living crisis
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Growing health consciousness to impact category
  • Inflationary pressures to continue to impact the category, with consumers trading down
  • Summary 6 Major Processors of Starchy Roots 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 67 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 68 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 69 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 70 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 71 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 72 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 73 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 74 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 75 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 76 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 77 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 78 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 79 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
FRUITS IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Inflationary pressure and supply disruptions continue to create challenges
  • Foodservice volumes will be slow to return to pre-pandemic level of sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Health and wellness trends to drive overall demand for fruits
  • Could buy-outs help boost Australia’s export potential?
  • Summary 7 Major Processors of Fruits 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 80 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 81 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 82 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 83 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 84 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 85 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 86 Retail Sales of Fruits by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 87 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 88 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 89 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 90 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 91 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 92 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
NUTS IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Inflation and challenging economic environment lead to unit price spikes
  • Supply chain issues and problems with harvests drive price rises
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Rise in on-the-go consumption to keep retail demand strong
  • Fresh nuts to see competition from processed nuts, with the latter benefitting from convenience
  • Summary 8 Major Processors of Nuts 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 93 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 94 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 95 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 96 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 97 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 98 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 99 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 100 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 101 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 102 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 103 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 104 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 105 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
EGGS IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Sales in eggs return to good volume growth, while supply chain issues continue to create some challenges
  • Cost-of-living crisis exerts downward pressure on consumer spending
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Industry growing increasingly focused on sustainable and ethical practices across the value chain
  • Growing focus on transparency and traceability
  • Summary 9 Major Processors of Eggs 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 106 Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 107 Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 108 Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 109 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 110 Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 111 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 112 Retail Sales of Eggs by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 113 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 114 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 115 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 116 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 117 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 118 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2023-2028
SUGAR AND SWEETENERS IN AUSTRALIAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Price of sugar hits record highs in 2023, due to low availability and rising production costs
  • Rising health consciousness to further slow growth in sugar and sweeteners both
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • “Snackification” and permissible indulgence to remain important factors
  • Supply of sugar threatened by volatile weather patterns and global tensions
  • Summary 10 Major Processors of Sugar and Sweeteners 2023
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 119 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 120 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 121 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 122 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 123 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2018-2023
  • Table 124 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2018-2023
  • Table 125 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2018-2023
  • Table 126 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 127 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 128 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2023-2028
  • Table 129 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2023-2028
  • Table 130 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2023-2028
  • Table 131 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2023-2028