Fresh Food in Australia
Description
Fresh food in Australia posted modest total volume growth over the year, aided partly by weaker inflation in 2025. Consumer purchasing behaviour was heavily shaped by affordability, as cost of living pressures remained high, resulting in downtrading across multiple categories. Health and nutrition were key factors driving demand with sustainability also bearing a stronger influence on product choices. Supermarkets reinforced their dominant position in fresh food with improved price transparency...
Euromonitor International's 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 2020-2024, 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 2029 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.
Euromonitor International's 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 2020-2024, 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 2029 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
75 Pages
- Fresh Food in Australia
- Euromonitor International
- December 2025
- List Of Contents And Tables
- FRESH FOOD IN AUSTRALIA
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Fresh food posts stronger performance in 2025
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Modest performance in fresh foods as sales stabilise
- Downtrading coincides with focus on nutrition and wellbeing
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Rising consumer expectations around sustainability
- Poultry and eggs to show solid performance
- CHANNELS
- Supermarkets enhance price transparency and quality standards
- Retail e-commerce gains pace amid heavier digital investment
- MARKET DATA
- Table 1 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 2 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 3 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 4 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 5 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 6 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 7 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 8 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 10 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- SOURCES
- Summary 1 Research Sources
- MEAT IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Meat performance is heavily influenced by cost of living pressures
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Chicken leads meat category growth as affordability and versatility sustain demand
- Regulatory flexibility around free-range labelling supports poultry supplies
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Australian beef poised for export-led growth amid domestic pricing pressures
- Meat alternatives look to regain momentum through mainstream repositioning and flexitarian appeal
- Summary 2 Major Processors of Meat 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 15 Total Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 16 Total Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 17 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 18 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 19 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 20 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 21 Retail Sales of Meat by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- FISH AND SEAFOOD IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Sustainability and provenance more influential in purchasing decisions
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Crustaceans reinforce premium appeal of seafood
- Sustainability emerges as a differentiator in seafood
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Domestic demand and climate resilience to shape performance
- Country-of-origin labelling reform to support domestic producers
- Summary 3 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 28 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 29 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 30 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 31 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 32 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 33 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 34 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 35 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 36 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 37 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 38 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 39 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 40 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- PULSES IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Health and budget-friendly appeal lifts sales of pulses
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Beans lead the pulse category as health, value and versatility drive everyday appeal
- Mung beans enhance the wide variety of pulses in Australia
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Pulses set for sustained growth due to health and value positioning
- Plant-based diets to create growth opportunities as Australians embrace these sustainable, protein-rich staples
- Summary 4 Major Processors of Pulses 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 41 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 42 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 43 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 44 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 45 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 46 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 47 Retail Sales of Pulses by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 48 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 49 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 50 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 51 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 52 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- VEGETABLES IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Steady performance amid strong reliance on vegetables
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Fresh vegetables sustain growth as value, versatility and convenience reshape shopper behaviour
- Retailers utilise data-led marketing strategies to grow vegetable sales
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Vegetable sales will remain resilient as retailers lean into value and convenience
- Agri-tech investment will strengthen long-term supply and retail competitiveness in fresh vegetables
- Summary 5 Major Processors of Vegetables 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 54 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 55 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 56 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 57 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 58 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 59 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 60 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 61 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 62 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 63 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 64 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 65 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 66 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- STARCHY ROOTS IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Healthy growth despite supply volatility
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Starchy roots post steady gains amid price volatility and rising appeal of sweet potato
- Climate volatility and biosecurity protocols limits supply of fresh potatoes
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Premium health trends and supply resilience to shape future growth of starchy roots
- Import pressure and producer-retailer tensions shape market dynamics
- Summary 6 Major Processors of Starchy Roots 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 67 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 68 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 69 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 70 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 71 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 72 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 73 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 74 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 75 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 76 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 77 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 78 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 79 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- FRUITS IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Fruit registers healthy performance over 2025
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Fresh fruit volume growth is supported by price-savvy shopping and retail tactics
- Asian consumer base drives growth of exotic fruits in Australia
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Fresh fruit set for steady growth driven by smarter retail execution and resilient supply
- Tighter biosecurity and chemical regulations pose challenges for fresh fruit industry
- Summary 7 Major Processors of Fruits 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 80 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 81 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 82 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 83 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 84 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 85 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 86 Retail Sales of Fruits by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 87 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 88 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 89 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 90 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 91 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 92 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- NUTS IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Health awareness drives category performance
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Steady growth driven by nutritional benefits and value-led strategies
- Wellness wave gains momentum through fibre-rich nutrition
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Sustained growth driven by product mix and uplift in foodservice
- Sustainability will become a core growth pillar for Australia’s nut industry
- Summary 8 Major Processors of Nuts 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 93 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 94 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 95 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 96 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 97 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 98 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 99 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 100 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 101 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 102 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 103 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 104 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 105 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- EGGS IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Steady growth despite challenges on the supply side
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Eggs category remains resilient as prices shift upwards
- Sustainability credentials advance through traceability, innovation, and community engagement
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Egg production is set to recover even as structural costs reshape pricing strategies
- Welfare-led changes to reshape supply-side dynamics
- Summary 9 Major Processors of Eggs 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 106 Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 107 Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 108 Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 109 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 110 Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2020-2025
- Table 111 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 112 Retail Sales of Eggs by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 113 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 114 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 115 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 116 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 117 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2025-2030
- Table 118 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
- SUGAR AND SWEETENERS IN AUSTRALIA
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Sugar and sweeteners enjoy stable performance
- INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Positioning as affordable indulgence drives volume growth
- Brown and raw sugars capitalise on flavour-driven home-style cooking and multicultural diets
- WHAT’S NEXT?
- Consumer demand expected to stabilise amid health-conscious behaviours
- Climate volatility and export dynamics shape sugar’s forward trajectory
- Summary 10 Major Processors of Sugar and Sweeteners 2025
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 119 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2020-2025
- Table 120 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 121 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 122 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 123 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2020-2025
- Table 124 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 125 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
- Table 126 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2025-2030
- Table 127 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 128 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 129 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 130 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2025-2030
- Table 131 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2025-2030
- COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
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