In Vegetable and Salad lines:

• Soup Packs are back in our list (in Veg – Hard category).
• Eggplant and Cucumbers are in short supply.
• Most other vegetable and salad lines are good and prices are reasonable.

The best seasonal vegetable and salad items are:

• Pumpkin
• Sweet Potato
• Brushed (dirty) and Chats (small white) Potatoes
• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Avocados
• Celery
• Fennel
• Leeks
• Salad Mix, Baby Spinach and Rocket

In Fruit,

• Pineapples, Rockmelons and Honeydew are good.
• Watermelon and Red Papaya are out of season and not available.
• Australian Navel Oranges, Imperial Mandarins, Tangelos, Lemons, Limes and Ruby Grapefruit are all in season and good value.
• New season Pink Lady, Jazz, Gala, Red Delicious and Granny Smith Apples are all very good. Store apples covered in the fridge to keep them crisp.
• New season Packham, Beurre Bosc and Nashi Pears are also nice. Quinces have finished.
• Banana supply is light and prices are up.
• Australian Green and Red Seedless Grapes are still available. Red Grapes are the better option.
• New Zealand Kiwifruit have started and are very good.
• QLD Strawberries are starting but Blueberries are out of season.
• Passionfruit are available and good.

Other Items,

• Free-Range Eggs, Medjool Dates and Honey are available. Eggs are abundant and cheap.