Mango season has hit, and they are getting better and better each week. Avocadoes are almost finished on the East Coast of Australia, W.A. fruit will start arriving soon which means a hike in price due to freight costs. Please be patient with the Avocado situation, it drives everyone crazy when the market on Avocadoes isn’t stable. We do our utmost to keep the prices down and the ripest fruit delivered, but there will be instability over the next month or so. There is no early stone fruit due to the drought, the farmers are saying this could be the worse year ever for Stone Fruit. Pray for rain!! Most lines of vegetables are getting short in supply as the Lockyer Valley and North Queensland seasons are ending. Prices will rise sharply especially if the weather continues with no rain. The Queensland orange season has finished. You can still get your hands on Panama passionfruit and Afourer mandarins, but nashi have become scarce. In vegetables, we have good supplies of rocket, beetroot, baby cos lettuce, Stanthorpe-grown leeks, zucchini from Bowen, broccoli from Gatton, butternut and kent pumpkin from north Queensland, and local white and purple cabbage. Red capsicums are not arriving in large volumes this week so prices have firmed. Corn supplies are slowing down and cucumber supplies are moderate.
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 | Good | Prices are firm but still good value from Fassifern Valley and TAS. |
| Broccoli | Good | Prices are stable. Coming from the Granite Belt and Lockyer Valley |
| Cabbage | Light | Prices are firm and quality is good |
| Capsicum | Light | Prices are high from CQ and the Granite Belt |
| Carrots | Good | Prices are stable quality is good, from TAS and FV |
| Cauliflower | Light | Prices are high – from QLD and VIC. |
| Cucumber (continental) | Light | Prices are firm – from SA and QLD |
| Eggplant | Light | Prices are firm from NQ |
| Eschallots | Light | Prices stable, coming out of the Lockyer Valley |
| Chinese Vegetables | Good | Prices are stable, coming out of the Lockyer Valley |
| Lettuce | Light | Prices are firm – supply from Lockyer Valley and VIC |
| Salad Leaf | Good | Prices are stable from QLD and VIC |
| Fancy Lettuce | Light | Prices are stable – Local |
| Potatoes (washed) | light | Prices are stable and coming out of SA |
| Dirty Potatoes | Light | Prices are high |
| Snow Peas | Light | Prices are firm, from Granite Belt and VIC |
| Sweet potato | Good | Prices are stable from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Good | Prices are stable from NQ |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are firm from Central Qld |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Good | Prices are firm quality not the best – from Central Qld and Vic |
| Zucchini | Light | Prices are firm from Granite Belt and SA |
| Asparagus | Good | Prices are Firm – Imported |
| FRUIT | ||
| Apples/pears | Light | Prices are relatively stable – fruit is from the Granite Belt and VIC. New Season Royal Gala |
| Avocados | Light | Prices are firm North QLD – Hass |
| Bananas | Light | Prices are firm – from a local supplier and NQ |
| Grapes | light | Prices are firm imported from USA |
| Lemons | Good | Prices are stable – QLD |
| Limes | Light | Prices have increased slightly |
| Pineapples | Light | Local supply – priced well |
| Rockmelons | Light | Prices are increasing from QLD & NT |
| Honeydew | Light | Prices are increasing – from North Qld & NT |
| Watermelon | LIght | Prices are increasing – from NT and QLD |
| Oranges | Good | Good prices are stable. |
| Passionfruit | Light | Prices are stable |
| Blueberries | Good | Prices have stabilised – from Northern NSW |
| Strawberries | Good | Local – Sunshine Coast |
| Mandarin | Good | Imperial mandarin, pricing is good |
| HERBS | Cold nights have slowed down growth of all herbs | |
| Basil | Good | Local |
| Thai Basil | Good | Local |
| Coriander | Good | Local |
| Italian Parsley | Good | Local |
| Parsley curly | Good | Local |
| Dill | Good | Local |
| kale | Good | Local |
| Onion chives | Good | Local |
| Rosemary | Good | Local |
| Mint | Good | Local |
| Micro herbs | Good | |
| Edible Flowers | Good | Locally grown |
