7 February 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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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