9 January 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most vegetable lines affected by big heat wave all over the east coast, supply is very short and prices high, no relief until next month very tough going, quality is poor.  All fruit lines are stable apart from Mangoes, season nearly done, apples and pears are last seasons and supply is nearly all exhausted.  Avocadoes are very short in supply as no fruit arrives in Australia from NZ for about 2-3 weeks over the Xmas break (200,000 trays plus) short supply.  WA fruit has finished and new season Shepards from North Qld are about 3 weeks away.  New season Apples, pears are also about 3 weeks away.  Plums, peaches, nectarines and rockmelons are in good supply now.

 

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 high – 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.
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
Lettuce Variety	Good	Local mesclun mix and green oak from local Pomona farm and Palmwoods.  Other varieties from the market.
Salad Leaf	Light	Prices are stable from QLD
Fancy Lettuce	Good	Prices are stable
Rocket and Baby Spinach	light	Quality is fair.  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 high from Central Qld
Pumpkin	Light	Priced firm –  Coming from North Qld
Tomatoes	Light	Prices are high, quality is questionable 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.
Avocados	Light	Prices firm. 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
Limes	Good	Prices are stable
Pineapples	Light	Prices are high from NQ
Rockmelons	Light	Prices firm – from North Qld
Honeydew	Light	Prices are firmer again –  from North Qld
Watermelon	Light	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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