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Brisbane Market Report - 45

Brisbane Market Report - 45

There is an abundance of fresh produce available this week with most prices stabilizing and the quality better than it has been for some weeks.
In the vegetable line, the exception to the rule is Asian vegetable which is weather affected but reasonably priced.
For top quality, value for money vegetables, look for asparagus, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, eggplant, fennel, silverbeet, zucchini, mushrooms and onions.
Pumpkin is cheap. A whole pumpkin keeps well for up to a month, if stored in a cool, dry spot. Once cut, wrap the pumpkin and place it in the refrigerator; it should keep for about a week.
There are still some costly quality vegetables around including brussels sprouts from Gympie, snowpeas, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Nearly all salad items are plentiful and reasonably priced with the exception of tomatoes where the best quality have firmed in price.
Look for reasonably priced avocados, lettuce, mixed salad leaf, cucumber, eshallots and all herb varieties.
Melon lovers have some top quality watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew to choose from this week, all at reasonable prices.  If your melon isn't quite ready to eat, leave it on the counter so it can ripen a bit more, then put it in the fridge to slow the ripening down and keep it cool.
Northern Territory mangoes are plentiful, juicy and of a reasonable price although the better quality ones from Katherine are a tad more expensive.
The best buys this week are bananas, blueberries, kiwifruit and pawpaw.
There are firmer prices on good quality apples, strawberries, raspberries, limes, pears, pineapples and recently arrived high chill peaches and nectarines.
Victorian cherries are in the shops but expensive, as are lemons, navel and valencia oranges, new season Australian grapes, passionfruit, and new season apricots and plums.
Try something different on your fruit platter to impress with dragon fruit, lychees, pomegranates and soursop now in season.

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