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Louise Arnold
· 4th GenerationPublished on February 10, 2025
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Market Update 18/03/25
A number of prices have come back in the past few days and will continue into this week which is always good news. Cauliflower, Broccoli and Avocado the stand outs. The Hass Avocado season is now over for a few weeks. We have transitioned to the Sirprize variety. This is an in-between season variety with a slightly roughish skin. They start green and ripen to a dark black/purple looking skin. They do become quite soft to the touch when ripe however when cut present with a lovely creamy flesh. Mushrooms this week also of good value with the large white flats and white cups best value. Other value product includes Capsicum and Sweet Corn. The stone fruit season is nearing an end. Plums, however, are good value and eat well. They will be around for a few more weeks. A range of local apples are becoming available with local Gala and Honeycrisp available, local pink ladies are a couple of weeks away. Local Beechworth Chestnuts are now available. The Mango season also at an end with limited stock available. The Kiett variety will be the last variety for his season for us. Green Mangoes are also extremely scarce. Citrus remains good value along with Rockmelon to give some options. New season Australian Pomegranates are available and super cheap. Make the most of these. Good quality Hand Picked Beans continue to be firmer in price although back a little from previous weeks. Most Tomato lines have seen prices up and down as the extreme heat in South Australia affects supply. In regard to Cyclone Alfred in Queensland. Land fall was mostly over metropolitan areas leaving most of the growing regions alone. Some heavy rain and flooding has impacted some regions though. There has been some transport issues but in general no market effect as yet. It does usually however take time for any impact to be felt from these weather events. We will keep you updated.
Market Update 31/10/24
Current Market Conditions Some great weather coming through now. This in turn is seeing some improvement across many products. Value Product Salad Mix: Excellent time to try this out, great quality at an exceptional price Cucumbers: Continental and Lebanese varieties... superb value Cauliflower/Broccoli: Has come off its highs of the last few weeks Iceberg Lettuce: The perfect weather for it Green Beans: Will be great value late this week Zucchini: Better value allowing for a better quality line Australian Asparagus: Time to try Mushrooms: Value across most lines with large Swiss Brown the best value (great for stuffing) buy now Fruit Update Strawberries: Are in a flush at the moment, great value on larger 500g packs Blueberries: Steady in price with quality more stable Pineapples: While larger fruit is pricey look to bulk lines for value Stone fruit: Nectarines, Peaches and Apricots now available, prices fair and will improve as season continues Mangoes: Calypso are fantastic value this week. Time to buy is now, check out tray buys for best value. We will see small rises next week as the season moves to Katherine NT fruit Rockmelon: Value to be had Dragonfruit and Green Mangoes: For that something different and showing good value On The Rise Potatoes: All varieties on the rise as we head into new season product. Any old season stock now quality is a issue Onions: Again we head into a new season pushing prices up. Red onions have started to fall Sweet Potato: After the large amount of wet weather in Queensland the last couple of months, prices will remain high Sweet Corn: Prices higher than normal Capsicum: Pricing a little high, set to reduce in coming weeks Tomatoes: Most lines still firm in price. Truss tomatoes are great quality Oranges: The Navel season is at an end. Product is scarce as we transition to Valencia in the coming week from Griffith NSW Pears: Currently at end of season with poor quality and high prices, look to other fruit Hass Avocado: We have stuck to true Hass variety for quality, some cheaper varieties available but quality is a deterrent New Product Peaches - white and yellow Nectarines - white and yellow Apricots Pomegranates - currently USA stock, Australian season 3 - 4 weeks away Special Note Don't forget our great range of bunch lines: Coriander Fenugreek Water Spinach Mustard Leaf Plus many more Keep an eye on our daily and weekly specials with some great value coming through. Thank you for your continued support, Steve Richardson, Arnold's Buyer