Produce Updates
31 January 2018
Vegetable Supply is increasing at the markets and cauliflower, broccoli and lettuce pricing is coming back in price and should be stable by next week. Tomatoes are still firm in price and in short supply, some lines will still be heat affected for a couple of weeks. New season apples, pears and avocadoes have arrived in the market. North Queensland Shepards are still a bit immature, but quality will improve. Heavy rain has stopped harvest but pricing will come down over the next week or two. Herbs are heat affected but improving. All melon lines are very good quality.
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 | Good | Prices are easing – 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 | Good | Prices are easing – from QLD. |
| 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 | Good | Prices are stable – 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. |
| Rocket and Baby Spinach | Good | Quality is good. Prices are stable. |
| Potatoes (washed) | Light | Prices are firm and coming out of SA |
| Snow Peas | Good | Prices to stable, from Granite Belt and VIC |
| Sweet potato | Light | Prices are stable from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Light | Priced firm – Coming from North Qld |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are high, from Central Qld |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Light | Prices firm – from Central Qld and Vic |
| Zucchini | Light | Prices are firm 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 | Good | Prices are stable – from North Qld |
| Grapes | Light | 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 | Good | Prices are good – from North Qld |
| Honeydew | Light | Prices are firmer again – from North Qld |
| Watermelon | Good | Prices firm – 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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