Produce Updates
May 11 (2017)
Of Interest:
Grape season is almost over with prices on the rise. Strawberries are very light in supply and at an all time high price. The local season is a few weeks away. Navel oranges are getting better each week in quality and supply. Blueberries are very short in supply and avocadoes also light in supply with Hass season just getting started. Lockyer Valley and Bundaberg is producing most of our vegetables now, cauliflower, tomatoes and rocket leaf is in short supply
| VEGETABLES | SUPPLY | COMMENTS |
| Beans | Good | Prices are up and down supply is coming from the Fassifern Valley |
| Broccoli | Good | Prices are up and down from the Granite Belt and VIC |
| Cabbage | Light | Prices are high, they are coming from Lockyer Valley and the Granite Belt. |
| Capsicum | light | Prices are firm from SA and the Granite Belt |
| Carrots | Good | Prices are average, very sweet and coming from Fassifern Valley and TAS |
| Cauliflower | Light | Prices are high from VIC |
| Cucumber (continental) | Good | Prices are stable from SA and QLD |
| Eggplant | Good | Prices stable from NQ |
| Eschallots | Light | Prices are high, coming out of the Lockyer Valley |
| Chinese Vegetables | Good | Prices are stable from the Lockyer Valley |
| Lettuce | light | Prices are stable from the Granite Belt and VIC |
| Lettuce Variety | Good | Baby Gems, Baby Cos (roots on) |
| Salad Leaf | Light | Prices are stable from VIC |
| Fancy Lettuce | Light | Quality is good coming from one of our local farmers from the Sunshine Coast |
| Rocket and Baby Spinach | Light | Quality is good. Rocket is very short in supply. Prices have firmed. |
| Potatoes (washed) | Light | Prices are stable and coming out of SA |
| Snowpeas | Good | Prices are stable, from Granite Belt and VIC |
| Sweet potato | Good | Prices are stable from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Light | Prices are firm coming from North Qld |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are high again easing coming out of Central Qld |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Light | Prices are firm from Central Qld and VIC |
| Zucchini | Light | Prices are firm from CQ and Granite Belt |
| Asparagus | Good | Prices firm – (imported stock) quality has been questionable
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| FRUIT | ||
| Apples/pears | Good | Prices are stable fruit is from the Granite Belt and VIC. |
| Avocados | light | Prices are firm. Coming from QLD |
| Bananas | Light | Prices are firm from North Qld |
| Grapes | Light | Prices are firming, they are now coming from CQ |
| Lemons | Good | Prices stable from QLD |
| Limes | Good | Price are good – They are coming from the Sunshine Coast |
| Pineapples | Good | Prices are stable and the fruit is from a local farm on the coast |
| Rockmelons | Light | Prices are firm from NQ |
| Honeydew | Light | Prices stable also out of North Qld |
| Watermelon | Light | Prices are high from NQ |
| Mandarins | Good | Prices are good from the growing areas in QLD |
| Oranges | Light | Prices are stable. Coming from SA and QLD |
| Blueberries | Good | Prices are high from Northern NSW |
| Strawberries | Light | Prices are high and very limited supply. |
| HERBS | ||
| Basil | Light | |
| Thai Basil | Good | Local supply |
| Italian Parsley | Good | Local supply |
| Parsley curly | Good | Local supply |
| Dill | Good | Local supply |
| Kale | Good | Local supply |
| Onion chives | Good | Local supply |
| Rosemary | Good | Local supply |
| Mint | Good | Local supply |
| Micro herbs | Good | Prices stable |
| Edible Flowers | Good | From a local farmer who also produces some of our micro herbs.
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