November 24 (2017)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vegetable supply has increased a little and some lines are beginning to ease in price this week.  Cauliflower and broccoli are still high in price and we are expecting them to come back in price next week.  Tomatoes are in very short supply with prices high.  Stanthorpe should be harvesting soon, so we can expect some relief with prices and quality.  All stone fruit lines are in good supply with quality improving.  All melon lines are in short supply with prices high due to summer demand.  Grape supply is increasing with prices expected to ease next week.

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 have finally come down – still coming from Fassifern Valley.
Broccoli	Light	Prices are firm – growing area of the Granite Belt and Lockyer Valley
Cabbage	Light	Prices are fimr
Capsicum	Light	Prices are good for red caps, but the greens are high supply from Central Qld and Northern QLD
Carrots	Good	Prices are stable, 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	Light	Prices stable, coming out of the Lockyer Valley
Chinese Vegetables	Good	Prices are stable, supply from the Lockyer Valley
Lettuce	Light	Prices are high – supply from Lockyer Valley
Lettuce Variety	Light	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	Light	Prices to firm, 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 firm from Central Qld
Cherry Tomatoes	Light	Prices firm – from Central Qld and Vic
Zucchini	Good	Prices are easing – from Central Qld
Asparagus	Good	Prices are stable – Australian grown

 

 

 

 

FRUIT
Apples/pears	Good	Prices are stable fruit is from the Granite Belt and VIC.
Avocados	Light	Prices firm and continue to rise.  Coming from NZ and WA
Bananas	Good	Prices are stable –  from North Qld
Grapes	Light	New Season – Australian
Lemons	Good	Prices will firm up from QLD – they look green but are very sweet.
Limes	Good	Prices are easing
Pineapples	Light	Prices are high from local supplier
Rockmelons	Light	Prices firm – from North Qld
Honeydew	Light	Prices have firmed –  from North Qld
Watermelon	Light	Prices firm – from NT and QLD
Mangoes	Good	Prices are stable – from NT
Oranges – Valencias	Good	Prices stable – from SA and QLD
Blueberries	light	Prices firm – from Northern NSW
Cherries	Good	Early season stock is very sweet but will get better over the next week or two.
Strawberries	Good	Coming from local farms at Glass House.
HERBS
Basil	Good	Quality of the basil has been poor due to weather but should start to improve.
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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