Produce Updates
May 5 (2017)
Of Interest:
The Lockyer Valley and our Bundaberg districts are starting to produce our winter vegetables now. With the supply increasing prices will ease and the quality will improve over the next few weeks. Be aware the Rocket leaf is in very short supply and prices have increased. New season citrus is increasing at the markets and the fruit is getting sweeter and sweeter as the weather gets cooler. Seedless melons are in short supply as the damage from the cyclone is being felt. Herbs and salad leaf quality is improving with the colder weather.
| VEGETABLES | SUPPLY | COMMENTS |
| Beans | Good | Prices are up and down supply is coming from the Fassifern Valley |
| Broccoli | Good | Prices are stable from the Granit 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 high 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 slowly 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. |
| Bananas | Light | Prices are firm from North Qld |
| Grapes | Good | Prices stable, 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 will rise from NQ |
| Mandarins | Good | Prices are good from the growing areas in QLD |
| Oranges | Light | Prices are high while the new season settles in to full swing. Coming from SA and QLD |
| Blueberries | Good | Prices are high from Northern NSW |
| Strawberries | Light | Prices are firm and very limited supply. |
| HERBS | Quality is not great and prices are firm. Local strawberries will be in season soon. | |
| Basil | Light | |
| Thai Basil | Good | Local supply There was no basil at the market today and our local supplier is short on supply as well. |
| 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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