31/01/2025
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๐The Mango season is finished, but the new apple and pear season is starting up:
New season Royal Gala have arrived!
๐Clapps pears are done, but Williams are replacing them. Prices should come down over the next few weeks.
๐In tropicals, large Panama passionfruit, small topless pineapples and papaya are still amazing value. A flash of bananas is bringing prices down, but this is likely to be short-lived.
๐Itโs also peak melon season: rockmelons from Hay have started โ probably the best growing region in Australia because rockmelons love the arid climate of inland NSW. Dino melons are continuing another week, and to boot: seedless watermelons are still under $1.50 a kilo.
๐Apricots are finished, but the rest of the stone fruit category is brilliant value โ especially plums, cherries and nectarines. Seedless grapes are at their lowest price this season, but berries are still doing it tough: supply remains tight and prices high.
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๐ฅAmong the vegetables, Reeds have finished, Shepards are still a week away, and yet Hass prices have eased โ below $3 now: hardly cheap, but better than last week.
Beans, snow peas and sugar snap are a little cheaper than last week, but corn remains tight as both Coles and Woolworths are keeping it on special and are chasing any available stock.
๐ฅฆGeorge Portelli has loads of small green cabbages โ we sold nearly 1000 last week, we suspect they were shared with hamsters and guinea pigs โ but red cabbages are tight. Most other brassicas โ from broccoli to kale โ are good value.
๐ฅCucumbers and capsicums are coming down in price, tomatoes are still cheap and Charlie Vellaโs continental eggplant, zucchini and J*P pumpkins are well-supplied and priced, whilst Simon Chong is reporting that most leafy greens have survived the heat, except for rocket. By contrast, shallots are super cheap.
๐ฅLettuces are well supplied, especially George Portelliโs Baby Gem lettuce at 85c. Looks like Salad Days are Here Again.
