Market Update for Sunday 5 May 2024

By Brett,

In Vegetable and Salad lines:

  • Brussels Sprouts have started. Yellow Squash is available too.
  • Long Red Chillies are unavailable due to poor quality.
  • Red Capsicum is in-between seasons. The available fruit is small and expensive.
  • Most Vegetable and Salad lines are good but prices are firm due to light supply.

The best seasonal vegetable and salad items are:

  • Pumpkin
  • Sweet Potato
  • Brushed (Dirty) Potatoes
  • Beans
  • Broccoli
  • Zucchini
  • Lebanese Cucumber
  • Avocados
  • Mushrooms
  • Baby Cos Lettuce
  • Salad Mix, Baby Spinach and Rocket

In Fruit,

  • Pineapples and Rockmelons are nice. Seedless Watermelon has tightened and Honeydew melons are unavailable. We have stopped Red Papaya due to quality issues.
  • Navel Oranges, Imperial Mandarins and Ruby Grapefruit are in season. Limes and Lemons are good too. Valencia Oranges are finishing and available in 2nds only.
  • Pink Lady, Gala, Jazz and Granny Smith Apples are in season. Store apples covered in the fridge to keep them crisp.
  • Packham and Nashi Pears are also in season.
  • Bananas are good.
  • Australian Red Seedless Grapes are very good. We have finished Green Grapes.
  • Australian Kiwifruit have started. NZ Kiwi Gold are available too.
  • Plums have finished.
  • Strawberries are good but expensive. Blueberries are unavailable.
  • Passionfruit are nice. We have finished Pomegranates for this season.

Other Items,

  • Try our Medjool Dates, Honey and Free Range Eggs.