Market Update

**Please jump on here every Friday 10am for updates**

VEG NEWS

Tomatoes – are going to be painful for the next 6 weeks until local starts, Carnarvon getting close to finishing so quality starting to drop off, prices are up.

Bok/Pak/Kale/Silverbeet – you might have noticed we have stopped sleeving some produce, after visiting a few customers we notice some leaf lines that we are sleeving weren’t looking the best, we think by not sleeving and allowing yourselves to look after by spraying and keeping moist, is a better way to extend shelf life.

Potatoes – still an issue across the board and prices up 🙁

Sweet Potato – Rains in Queensland have caused Sweet Potato supply to shorten, prices have spiked.

Asparagus – Local Gingin has started, and prices have dropped, give these a try.

Broccoli – prices have spiked this week with several growers between patches, our small grower in crates has finished.

Carrots – we have changed both 1kg and N1 carrot growers, the cold weather has really affected sizes of carrots, so n1 loose will now be in 20kg boxes.

Cauliflower – prices have eased with great supply, we are using smaller 12 counts because better quality.

Beans – extremely short with only a couple of growers picking, prices up.

Garlic – Local garlic season has started, quality sensational.

Burpless – Our good grower is between patches so please don’t overstock, I’m not thrilled with current supplier.

FRUIT NEWS

Watermelon – Broome in full swing so prices have dropped, fruit taste sensational so stock those shelves.

Kanzi – Kanzi apples have now finished for the season.

Lemons/Limes – very short nationwide, prices pushing $8 +, Limes also now very tight and prices back up.

Strawberries – We have swapped to southwest new season fruit, local Wanneroo fruit was breaking down.

Mandarins – we have swapped to Gold Nuggets which are a local seedless mandarin, these are a grade 1.5, but I want to stay with this seedless variety because they are seedless and taste very nice. There is cleaner fruit around but don’t eat great.

Blueberries – some beautiful local fruit coming in, prices have dropped.

Mangoes – Aussie Mango season has started, stock those shelves.

Nectarines/Peaches – not coming in every day but order and we will hold for you, fruit sizes still small.

Thank you

Wes