harvest to home market update 2nd August, 2011

Last week, we started to see light at the end of the banana-tunnel and this week it’s more of the same across the whole fruit department. As July comes to a close, the fortunate weather is presenting beautiful quality and better supply which in turn translates into better prices. The highlights for the week are undoubtedly strawberries, tomatoes, mandarins, oranges, apples, pears and passionfruit. And as far as good news goes, regrettably there isn’t a lot to shout about on the veggie front with prices staying static. Check out below for a full breakdown of the good news & the not so good news.

The Good News:
Avocado (prices down)
Beans - Green & Handpicked (prices easing)
Beetroot
Broccoli (best value veg)
Cabbage
Green & Yellow Capsicum (good supply)
Carrots (very good supply)
Cauliflower (good quality & cheap)
Celeriac
Celery (good quality and getting cheaper)
Corn (plentiful)
Fennel (great)
Kumera (cheap)
Leek (better quality and prices easing)
Onions
Oranges (CHEAP)
Strawberries (good quality and cheap)
Grapefruit
Kiwi fruit (good quality and cheap)
Lemons
Mandarins (good quality and cheap)
Mushrooms (field better & button good)
Passionfruit (better supply)
Pineapple (great)http://www.harvesttohome.com.au
Rockmelons
Rhubarb (local supply & prices easing)

The Not so Good News:
Asparagus (USA mostly, prices are high)
Chilli (Green & Red scarce & Birdseye very expensive)
Cucumber (Telegraph & Lebanese are still exxy)
Eggplant (prices high)
Ginger (expensive)
Lettuce (Iceburg & Cos- prices a little high)
Mango (some Mexican, expensive and tasteless)
Mushrooms (Button are scarce, Field are even more scarce),

Wild Rocket (very scarce)
Tomato (ALL are expensive)
Zucchini (good quality prices but still high)
Bananas (very expensive)
Limes (scarce)

Again, be mindful of what’s plentiful and allow that to guide you. To get the most out of what is plentiful and prolong the great flavours and freshness of your produce (and avoid wastage) check out Love Food Hate Waste at http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au/save-it/storing-your-food.aspx
Happy shopping and eating!

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