Market Update for Sunday 7 February 2021
In Vegetable and Salad lines:
- Avocados are scarce and expensive.
- Fennel is out of season and not available.
- Australian Asparagus has finished so we have switched to imported.
- Most other vegetable and salad lines are good and prices are reasonable.
The best seasonal vegetable and salad items are:
- Chats (small white) and Brushed (dirty) Potatoes
- Sweet Potato
- Cauliflower
- Eggplant
- Beans
- Broccoli
- Zucchini
- Red and Green Capsicum
- Lebanese Cucumbers
- Celery
- Tomatoes
- Asian Vegetables
- Hydro Lettuces
- Salad Mix, Baby Spinach and Rocket
In Fruit,
- Pineapples, Red Papaya, Rockmelons, Honeydew and Seedless Watermelon are all nice.
- Valencia Oranges, Lemons and Limes are in season. Ruby Grapefruit are unavailable.
- New Season Gala Apples have started. Pink Lady and Granny Smith are still available. Store apples covered in the fridge to keep them crisp.
- Bananas are good and reasonably priced.
- New season Williams Pears have started.
- Australian Green and Red Seedless Grapes are in season.
- Italian Kiwifruit are available. Kiwi Gold have finished.
- KP Mangoes, Apricots and Cherries have finished.
- Nectarines, Peaches and Plums are in season and nice.
- Blueberries are nice but no Strawberries due to issues with the weather.
- Passionfruit are good.
Other Items,
- Free-Range Eggs, Medjool Dates and Honey are available.