The market is on hold mode this week except for a couple of items.
Fruit:
New Season Apples & Pears are still the best buys- good eating and well priced. Following are Bananas, Grapes, Rockmelons, Kiwifruit, Fuju Persimmons, Pineapples, Plums, Quinces, Seedless Watermelons & Strawberries. One to watch is Honeydew- quality not at its best and up in price.
Vegetables:
Quality has improved somewhat but still some signs of the effect from the wet. The pick for this week: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, carrots, Cauliflowers, Chinese Cabbage, Corn, Eggplant, Fennel, Iceberg Lettuce, Mushrooms, Spuds, Sweet Potatoes & Pumpkins.
One’s to watch out for (price and quality) are Snow Peas, Red Capsicums, Cos lettuce & Gold Squash.
BEST BUYS:
Fruit:
Bethonga Pineapples (QLD)
New Season Beurre Bosc Pears (NSW)
Fig Tray (NSW)
Rockmelon (NSW)
Strawberries – medium (VIC)
Vegetables:
Asparagus – medium (Imported)
Broccoli (VIC)
Peak Season Habanero Chilli (NSW)
Mushroom – No2 (NSW)
Sweet Potato – large (QLD)
SOMETHING DIFFERENT:
New Season Chestnuts (VIC)
Fruit:
Coconut -drinking (Imported)
Golden Delicious Apples (VIC)
New Season Quince (QLD)
Toffee Apple – red (NSW)
Vegetables:
Horseradish (SA)
Jicama – aka water yam (QLD)
Slippery Jacks (NSW)
Snake Beans (NSW)
Winter Melon (QLD)
NOT THIS WEEK:
Expensive:
Yellow Squash
End of Season:
Lychee
Not Available:
Green Mango
Purple Asparagus
Tuscan Cabbage