Produce Updates
October 6 (2016)
Of Interest:
Bad weather in South Australia has caused major shortages of potatoes and the recent power failure shut down all hot houses with total losses for continental cucumbers and capsicum and some strawberries. All citrus is very short due to floods in major growing areas. Road closures have caused major freight problems. Should be back to normal in a couple of weeks.
| VEGETABLES | SUPPLY | COMMENTS |
| Beans | Good | Prices will vary coming from Fassifern Valley |
| Broccoli | Light | Prices are firm from the Lockyer Valley |
| Cabbage | Good | Quality is good |
| Capsicum | Short | Up but stable in price from North Qld |
| Carrots | Short | Prices firm from the Lockyer Valley |
| Cauliflower | Light | Prices are stable from the Lockyer Valley |
| Cucumber (continental) | Light | Prices to firm up growing area in Qld |
| Eggplant | Good | Prices stable from North Qld |
| Eschallots | Good | Prices are good |
| Chinese Vegetables | Good | Stable |
| Lettuce | Short | Prices are down slightly from the Lockyer Valley |
| Salad Leaf | Good | Average quality from VIC |
| Fancy Lettuce | Good | Quality is good from the Sunshine Coast |
| Potatoes (washed) | Short | Prices are high due to storm in SA |
| Snowpeas | Good | Prices will firm from Central QLD |
| Sweet potato | Light | Prices are up from Central Qld |
| Pumpkin | Good | Prices stable |
| Tomatoes | Light | Prices are stable from NQ |
| Cherry Tomatoes | Short | Prices up slightly |
| Zucchini | Light | Prices are high from Central Qld |
| Asparagus | Good | Prices stable |
| FRUIT | ||
| Apples | Light | Prices are firm from VIC |
| Avocadoes | Light | Prices to firm from NZ and WA |
| Bananas | good | Stable |
| Grapes | USA | Prices firm |
| Lemons | Short | Prices firm from QLD/SA |
| Limes | Very short | Prices firm |
| Pineapples | Good | Good quality from the Sunshine Coast |
| Rockmelons | Short | Prices will rise from NQ |
| Honeydew | Very short | Prices firm from NQ |
| Mangoes | Short | Prices are high but will come back soon from NT |
| Mandarin | Winding up | Season coming to an end |
| Peaches | Early fruit | Poor quality |
| Nectarines | Early fruit | Poor quality |
| Oranges | Light | Prices are firm from SA |
| Pears | Light | Prices are firm from VIC |
| Berries (ras) | Short | Prices are firm from Northern NSW |
| Blueberries | Good supply | Prices are good from Northern NSW |
| Strawberries | Good supply | From local sunshine coast but season coming to an end locally |
| HERBS | From VIC are short | Some lines are up in price |
| Basil | Good | Local supply |
| Dill | Good | Local supply |
| Corriander | Good | Local supply |
| Micro herbs | Good | Local supply |
| Parsley | Good | Local supply |
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