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Market Update
Asparagus - only imported at the moment
Beetroot - very good quality local produce is about. Gold beets are very good and plentiful however target beets, while good, are in limited in supply.
Beans - quality and availability of green ( hand picked ), butter, borlotti, snake and broad beans is good with prices, while up a little, pretty steady. Roman beans are about but they are considerably more expensive than other varieties.
Broccoli - price is coming down slowly
Cabbages - consistent and good quality
Carrots - very good Vic dutch carrots and local heirloom carrots are about
Capsicums - best quality on reds and yellows are the N.Z varieties
Cauliflower - little bit scarce, price up
Celery - very good quality and value
Corn - Queensland produce is excellent and great value
Cucumbers - prices have dropped with both Lebanese and telegraph good value
Fennel - baby fennel slowing down in supply, large fennel very good
Leeks - good quality large and baby
Lettuce - all lines good at the moment.
Potatoes - Qld Sebagos are now available. Plenty of good quality Nicola, dutch cream, kipfler and pink eyes about.
Pumpkins - butternut and jap pumpkins great value
Zucchini - plenty of produce about, quality and pricing is good. Lebanese are a little scarce and prices have climbed a little
Avocadoes - very scarce
Tomatoes- decent local suppliers, good value
Apples - prices up on Pink Lady and Fuji
Bananas - quality is good and good price
Berries - the best are blueberries at the moment
Cherries - finishing
Citrus - limes are great value, US Navels and Australian Valencia oranges
Grapes - very good at the moment a lot of verities to choose from
Pears - new season Precose available
Mangoes - end of season very hard to get
Melons - great flavour and good value
Stonefruit - plums are finishing, not a lot of peaches, nectarines and apricots around
Lychees - still good
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