Produce Updates
November 16 (2017)
Stanthorpe should be harvesting soon, so we can expect some relief with prices and quality. Some of our Vegetable lines are still short in supply with stock coming from Victoria. All stone fruit lines are in good supply with quality improving. We have a small supply of Cherries today, and I’ve personally tested them and they are amazing.
Short Supply and high in price– Gourmet Tomatoes, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Green Caps, Figs, Avocadoes.
Relief in pricing – Zucchini, beans, Strawberries, limes, mangoes, oranges.
Please ensure that at the beginning of the week you get your orders in for specialty produce, as we can’t guarantee supply later in the week.
| VEGETABLES | SUPPLY | COMMENTS |
| Beans | Light | Prices have finally come down – still coming from Fassifern Valley. |
| Broccoli | Light | Prices are firm – growing area of the Granite Belt and Lockyer Valley |
| Cabbage | Good | Prices are stable, supply coming from Lockyer Valley and the Granite Belt. |
| Capsicum | Light | Prices are good for red caps, but the greens are high supply from Central Qld and Northern QLD |
| Carrots | Good | Prices are stable, very sweet and coming from Fassifern Valley and TAS |
| Cauliflower | Light | Prices are high – from QLD. |
| Cucumber (continental) | Good | Prices are good – from SA and QLD |
| Eggplant | Light | Prices Stable – from NQ |
| Eschallots | Light | Prices stable, coming out of the Lockyer Valley |
| Chinese Vegetables | Good | Prices are stable, supply from the Lockyer Valley |
| Lettuce | Light | Prices are high – supply from Lockyer Valley |
| Lettuce Variety | Light | Local mesclun mix and green oak from local Pomona farm and Palmwoods. Other varieties from the market. |
| Salad Leaf | Good | Prices are stable from QLD |
| Fancy Lettuce | Good | Prices are stable |
| Rocket and Baby Spinach | Good | Quality is good. Prices are stable, baby spinach supply is light |
| Potatoes (washed) | Light | Prices are firm and coming out of SA |
| Snow Peas | Light | Prices to firm, from Granite Belt and VIC |
| Sweet potato | Light | Prices are high from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Light | Priced firm – Coming from North Qld |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are firm from Central Qld |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Light | Prices firm – from Central Qld and Vic |
| Zucchini | Good | Prices are easing – from Central Qld |
| Asparagus | Good | Prices are stable – Australian grown |
| FRUIT | ||
| Apples/pears | Good | Prices are stable fruit is from the Granite Belt and VIC. |
| Avocados | Light | Prices firm and continue to rise. Coming from NZ and WA |
| Bananas | Good | Prices are stable – from North Qld |
| Grapes | Light | New Season – Australian |
| Lemons | Good | Prices will firm up from QLD – good value |
| Limes | Good | Prices are easing |
| Pineapples | Light | Prices are high from local supplier |
| Rockmelons | Light | Prices firm – from North Qld |
| Honeydew | Light | Prices have firmed – from North Qld |
| Watermelon | Light | Prices firm – from NT and QLD |
| Mandarins | End of season, all finished. | |
| Mangoes | Good | Prices are stable – from NT |
| Oranges | Good | Prices stable – from SA and QLD |
| Blueberries | light | Prices firm – from Northern NSW |
| Strawberries | Good | Coming from local farms at Glass House. |
| HERBS | ||
| Basil | Good | Quality of the basil has been poor due to weather but should start to improve. |
| Thai Basil | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Coriander | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Italian Parsley | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Parsley curly | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Dill | Good | |
| kale | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Onion chives | Good | |
| Rosemary | Good | |
| Mint | Good | Some local stock is weather affected. |
| Micro herbs | Good | We have a supply of cut herbs from a local farmer. |
| Edible Flowers | Good | From a local farmer who also produces some of our micro herbs |
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