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NEWS
GOOD AFTERNOON CHEFS!
21st November 2011
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Product
Alert
Peeled Pumpkin – Still very expensive in price. Limited
quantities of large grey Pumpkin for peeling.
Baby Spinach – Have been affected by rains in Victoria over the
last week. Total supply cannot be guaranteed and quality will be
inconsistent.
Bananas – Have come back in price and will continue to drop
from now on.
Pumpkin – Japanese Pumpkin and Grey Pumpkin are new season from
Queensland and high in price. Will remain expensive until the
end of January when Pumpkin starts from N.S.W and Northern
Victoria. Grey pumpkin is especially expensive as processors are
buying everything for peeling.
Limes – Continue to be expensive due to acute shortage
Australia wide supply cannot be guaranteed. Lemons which are
normally expensive this time of year are good value for this week
but will be heading up in price.
Continental Parsley – Has started to go to seed and has become
hard to source. Bunches will be coming in smaller.
Passionfruit – Crops have been hit with heavy rains over the
last few weeks and will be expensive until the end of next
week.
Strawberries – Have been hit hard by poor weather in Victoria
and will be only average in quality and hard to procure for the
next 2 -3 weeks.
GOOD NEWS
Apricots, Peaches and Nectarines - Now available and
quality is reasonable for this time of year. Prices have reduced
and will continue to do so over the next few weeks.
Beans - Lots of wonderful quality beans being sent to us from
Gippsland. Prices are good too.
Broccoli – Still good quality and priced very well.
Cauliflowers – Well priced and of good quality.
Cucumbers – Cucumbers are still good value and good quality
this week.
Eggplant – Reasonable quality and good value for this
week.
Iceberg Lettuce – Plenty of new season Victorian Iceberg
Lettuce available and of reasonable value. There is cheaper Iceberg
Lettuce around but are soft and overall quality is poor.
Squash – Coming from Mildura now. Good buy for this
week.
Zucchini – All Victorian stock now. Quality and price is
great.
Avocadoes – Have risen in price as New Zealand fruit is almost
finished and Northern New South Wales Coast is only just
starting.
Asparagus – Asparagus have risen in price due to increased
demand in the lead up to Christmas.
Grapes – Imported Red and Green Grapes will be finished by the
end of next week. Prices are still fairly high and shelf life
will be reduced.
Carrots – Heavy rains while crops were planting has led to
Carrots being short in supply now. Medium and Large Carrots will
be up in price from now until Christmas
Mandarins –All Mandarins will be finished for the year in the
next week. Will have Honey Murcott Mandarins only from now
on.Quality will start to diminish from now on.
Oranges – Navel Oranges are starting to finish up for the year.
Quality will be affected and prices will be rising over the next
few weeks. Valencia Oranges will be starting next week, but quality
will not be good enough for 2 -3 weeks.
Rockmelons – Are relatively high in price now and will stay up
for the next 2 -3 weeks. Honeydew melon are a better valued
alternative.
Onions – Red and Brown Onions still up in price they are
cheaper Onions around but are old and shoot
Keep smiling and remember,
fear clogs, faith liberates