Produce Updates
7 February 2018
New season apples, pears and avocadoes have arrived in the market. North Queensland Shepards are still a bit immature, but quality will improve, the Hass avocado has almost finished, Shepards should be in full swing from next week on. They are still firm in price due to everyone restocking but should come down over the next few weeks. Bananas, rockmelons and seedless melon are in short supply and prices will be firm. Most other fruit lines are stable. Cauliflower and tomatoes are in short supply this week, snow peas prices will also firm up. Most other vegetable lines will be stable. Herbs are heat affected but improving.
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 are high – still coming from Fassifern Valley. |
| Broccoli | Light | Prices are firm – growing area of the Granite Belt and Lockyer Valley |
| Cabbage | Light | Prices are firm |
| Capsicum | Light | Prices are firm from Central Qld and Northern QLD |
| Carrots | Light | Prices are firm, very sweet and coming from Fassifern Valley and TAS |
| Cauliflower | Light | Prices are high – from QLD and VIC. |
| Cucumber (continental) | Good | Prices are good – from SA and QLD |
| Eggplant | Light | Prices Stable – from NQ |
| Eschallots | Good | Prices stable, coming out of the Lockyer Valley |
| Chinese Vegetables | Good | Prices are stable, supply from the Lockyer Valley |
| Lettuce | Light | Prices are firm- supply from Lockyer Valley |
| Salad Leaf | Light | Prices are stable from QLD |
| Fancy Lettuce | Light | Prices are firm, South East Qld was hit with a contaminated seed and quality has been very poor and small plants. Local supply should start back up soon. |
| Potatoes (washed) | Light | Prices are firm and coming out of SA |
| Snow Peas | Light | Prices to firm, from Granite Belt and VIC |
| Sweet potato | Good | Prices are stable from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Good | Priced stable – Coming from North Qld |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are high, from Central Qld |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Light | Prices firm – from Central Qld and Vic |
| Zucchini | Good | Prices are stable from CQ |
| Asparagus | Good | Prices are firm – Australian |
| FRUIT | ||
| Apples/pears | Light | Prices are stable fruit is from the Granite Belt and VIC. New Season fruit coming into market |
| Avocados | Light | Prices high. NZ WA |
| Bananas | Light | Prices are firm – from North Qld |
| Grapes | Good | New Season – Australian – prices are easing |
| Lemons | Light | Prices are firm and imported fruit quality not great Stock coming from QLD at the moment |
| Limes | Good | Prices are stable |
| Pineapples | Good | Prices are stable from NQ |
| Rockmelons | light | Prices are firm – from North Qld |
| Honeydew | Light | Prices are firmer again – from North Qld |
| Watermelon | Light | Prices are high – from NT and QLD |
| Mangoes | Light | Prices are stable – from NT |
| Oranges – Valencias | Good | Prices stable – from SA and QLD |
| Blueberries | light | Prices firm – from Northern NSW |
| Stone Fruit | Good | Prices are stable |
| Strawberries | Good | Coming from local farms at Glass House. |
| HERBS | ||
| Basil | Good | Quality of the basil has been poor due to weather |
| 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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